bequeath
verb/bɪˈkwiːð/
/bɪˈkwiːð/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they bequeath | /bɪˈkwiːð/ /bɪˈkwiːð/ |
| he / she / it bequeaths | /bɪˈkwiːðz/ /bɪˈkwiːðz/ |
| past simple bequeathed | /bɪˈkwiːðd/ /bɪˈkwiːðd/ |
| past participle bequeathed | /bɪˈkwiːðd/ /bɪˈkwiːðd/ |
| -ing form bequeathing | /bɪˈkwiːðɪŋ/ /bɪˈkwiːðɪŋ/ |
- to say in a will that you want somebody to have your property, money, etc. after you die synonym leave
- bequeath something (to somebody) He bequeathed his entire estate (= all his money and property) to his daughter.
- bequeath somebody something He bequeathed his daughter his entire estate.
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- bequeath something (to somebody) | bequeath somebody something to leave the results of your work, knowledge, etc. for other people to use or deal with, especially after you have died
- The previous government had bequeathed a legacy of problems.
Word OriginOld English becwethan, from be- ‘about’ (expressing transitivity) + cwethan ‘say’, of Germanic origin.
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