confer



confer on someone or something (with someone)

 and confer (on someone or something) with someone; confer with someone (about someone or something); confer (with someone) about someone or something
to discuss someone or something. Let us confer on this matter with the headmaster. I want to confer with you on how to handle the problem. I need to confer with you about Walter.
See also: confer, on

confer something (up)on someone

to grant something, such as an academic degree, to someone, usually in a ceremony. (Upon is more formal than on.) The university conferred an honorary degree upon her. They conferred degrees on 300 graduates this year.
See also: confer, on

confer with someone

(about someone or something) Go to confer on someone or something (with someone)
See also: confer

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Latonia[lə'təunə]
Arvel-English
Almir (1)-Portuguese (Brazilian)
ZakZAKEnglish
Mihajlo-Serbian, Croatian
Gabriele (2)gahp-ree-E-ləGerman