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On the Wednesday evening - that is, the day I saw her Majesty on this particular point - I had the opportunity of conferring with all those whom I proposed to submit to her Majesty as Ministers.
Robert Peel

Meaning of "conferring" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CONFERRING

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONFERRING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Conferring is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb conferring in English.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CONFERRING

PRESENT

Present
I confer
you confer
he/she/it confers
we confer
you confer
they confer
Present continuous
I am conferring
you are conferring
he/she/it is conferring
we are conferring
you are conferring
they are conferring
Present perfect
I have conferred
you have conferred
he/she/it has conferred
we have conferred
you have conferred
they have conferred
Present perfect continuous
I have been conferring
you have been conferring
he/she/it has been conferring
we have been conferring
you have been conferring
they have been conferring
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I conferred
you conferred
he/she/it conferred
we conferred
you conferred
they conferred
Past continuous
I was conferring
you were conferring
he/she/it was conferring
we were conferring
you were conferring
they were conferring
Past perfect
I had conferred
you had conferred
he/she/it had conferred
we had conferred
you had conferred
they had conferred
Past perfect continuous
I had been conferring
you had been conferring
he/she/it had been conferring
we had been conferring
you had been conferring
they had been conferring
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will confer
you will confer
he/she/it will confer
we will confer
you will confer
they will confer
Future continuous
I will be conferring
you will be conferring
he/she/it will be conferring
we will be conferring
you will be conferring
they will be conferring
Future perfect
I will have conferred
you will have conferred
he/she/it will have conferred
we will have conferred
you will have conferred
they will have conferred
Future perfect continuous
I will have been conferring
you will have been conferring
he/she/it will have been conferring
we will have been conferring
you will have been conferring
they will have been conferring
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would conferring
you would conferring
he/she/it would conferring
we would conferring
you would conferring
they would conferring
Conditional continuous
I would be conferring
you would be conferring
he/she/it would be conferring
we would be conferring
you would be conferring
they would be conferring
Conditional perfect
I would have conferring
you would have conferring
he/she/it would have conferring
we would have conferring
you would have conferring
they would have conferring
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been conferring
you would have been conferring
he/she/it would have been conferring
we would have been conferring
you would have been conferring
they would have been conferring
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you confer
we let´s confer
you confer
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to confer
Past participle
conferred
Present Participle
conferring
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONFERRING

conferee
conference
conference call
conference centre
conference committee
Conference pear
conferencier
conferencing
conferential
conferment
conferrable
conferral
conferred
conferree
conferrence
conferrer
conferva
confervae
conferval
confervoid

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONFERRING

barring
blurring
bring
charring
earring
furring
herring
incurring
jarring
occurring
preferring
recurring
red herring
referring
scarring
slurring
sparring
starring
stirring
transferring
warring

Synonyms and antonyms of conferring in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CONFERRING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «conferring» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of conferring

Translation of «conferring» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CONFERRING

Find out the translation of conferring to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of conferring from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «conferring» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

授予
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

confiriendo
570 millions of speakers

English

conferring
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बातचीत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

منح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

присвоении
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

conferindo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রদায়ক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

conférant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Memberi persetujuan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zuerkennung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

付与
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

부여
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Conferring
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trao
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கலந்தாலோசித்த
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Conferring
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

veren
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

conferendo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przyznające
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

присвоєння
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

conferă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανάθεση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

toekenning
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

delegering
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

overdragelse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of conferring

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONFERRING»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CONFERRING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about conferring

EXAMPLES

3 QUOTES WITH «CONFERRING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word conferring.
1
Bethany McLean
When Warren Buffett invests in a company, he is conferring upon that company something very unique: his credibility.
2
Robert Peel
On the Wednesday evening - that is, the day I saw her Majesty on this particular point - I had the opportunity of conferring with all those whom I proposed to submit to her Majesty as Ministers.
3
William Temple
There cannot live a more unhappy creature than an ill-natured old man, who is neither capable of receiving pleasures, nor sensible of conferring them on others.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONFERRING»

Discover the use of conferring in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to conferring and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Conferring: The Keystone of Reader's Workshop
In this book, Patrick Allen maintains that the benefits of conferring are worth the effort of learning to do it well.
Patrick A. Allen, 2009
2
Conferring with readers: supporting each student's growth ...
Conferring with Readers shows you how to confer well and demonstrates why a few moments with students every week can put them on the path to becoming better, more independent readers.
Gravity Goldberg, Jennifer Serravallo, 2007
3
Heart Of Conferring
This book will be enlightening to any teacher who confers, wants to confer or has tried and stopped. It will be an effective tool for the seasoned veteran or the first year teacher. Join us on our journey through the Heart of Conferring.
Tanya M. Pfeiffer & Jennifer Wessberg, 2013
4
Conferring with primary writers
This CD models effective conferring practices and creates a forum to reflect on this crucial strategy in the teaching of primary writers.
Lucy McCormick Calkins, Lucy Calkins, Amanda Hartman, 2004
5
Astrology and Wealth
CONTENTS. Publisher's view Four Priceless Tips to become rich in Practical life Forms of astrological combinations Gain of wealth from state or king 116 Combination conferring. Aries Ascendant and Wealth Conferring Combinations 15 ...
Dr. Bhojraj Dwivedi, 2000
6
How's it going?: a practical guide to conferring with ...
How's It Going? is a practical book. Written in a conversational style, it's filled with lots of useful advice.
Carl Anderson, Carl Anderson (educator.), 2000
7
V. Medicinal Herbs; VI. Conferring Predictions: Volume VI: ...
The Buddha uses the analogy of a rain cloud to illustrate how his teaching benefits all beings with total impartiality.
Hsüan Hua, Kuo-lin Lethcoe, 1980
8
A Theory of Legal Sentences
Chapter II Power-Conferring Rules 1. Introduction In this chapter, we will try to grapple with one of the most controversial questions in contemporary legal theory : the question about the nature of the norms that confer normative powers or, in a  ...
Manuel Atienza, J. Ruiz Manero, 1998
9
Elections, Parties, Democracy: Conferring the Median Mandate
The series is published in association with the European Consortium for PoliticalResearch.
Michael D. McDonald, Ian Budge, 2005
10
Introduction to Plant Pathology
... 111 Resistance gene analogues 288 Resistance gene evolution 288 Resistance genes 24, 138, 139, 140, Pm1 gene of wheat conferring resistance to powdery mildew 349 Pto gene of tomato conferring resistance to Pseudomonas syringae ...
Richard N. Strange, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONFERRING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term conferring is used in the context of the following news items.
1
'The Library at Mount Char' (US 2015): Book Excerpt
Michael, who was training to be Father's ambassador to beasts, balanced on a branch in a tree nearby, conferring with a family of squirrels. «Live Science, Jul 15»
2
UN rights chief concerned by 'broad scope' of China's new security law
... but the type of conduct that is considered to be a danger to national security is not defined, conferring broad discretion and leaving potential ... «indiablooms, Jul 15»
3
10 Ways To Prevent Money From Ruining Your Marriage
Conferring with your spouse about all of your purchases can feel very restricting – especially when you find yourself having to defend a ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
4
Mass. men charged in alleged $15m Ponzi scheme
An unverified Twitter account that appeared to be affiliated with the company said Filho was conferring with lawyers and would make a ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
5
Mid and East Antrim Council branded 'one-sided'
I have heard nothing that is a convincing argument of the benefit of conferring this for Mid and East Antrim.” He added: “We need to have real ... «Carrickfergus Times, Jul 15»
6
Tsipras launches yet another attempt to win fresh tranche
Merkel and French President Francois Hollande said after conferring on Monday in Paris that the door was still open to a deal to save Greece ... «Gulf Today, Jul 15»
7
Greece to make bailout fund proposal as soon as tomorrow, says …
Ms Merkel and French President Francois Hollande said after conferring on Monday in Paris that the door was still open to a deal to save ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
8
ESM Goh receives highest honour from NUS
President Tony Tan Keng Yam, who is NUS chancellor, conferring an honorary Doctor of Laws on Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong ... «AsiaOne, Jul 15»
9
Greece Will Present New Reform Plan Today
... resolve its debt crisis. The leaders of Germany and France said after conferring on Monday that the door was still open to a deal with Greece. «CountingPips, Jul 15»
10
Accused granted bail despite unenviable break and enter record
... able to put up any surety. After conferring, Mr Lulham told the court McKellar's family was able to put up $500 to have him released on bail. «Central Western Daily, Jul 15»

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