{
    "term": "confer",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "academic": true,
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "confer",
            "heSheIt": "confers"
        },
        "pastSimple": "conferred",
        "pastParticiple": "conferred",
        "ingForm": "conferring"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to discuss something with somebody, in order to exchange opinions or get advice",
            "sensetop": "confer (with somebody) (on/about something)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He wanted to confer with his colleagues before reaching a decision."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Opinion and argument"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to give somebody an award, a university degree or a particular honour or right",
            "sensetop": "confer something (on/upon somebody)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "An honorary degree was conferred on him by Oxford University in 2019."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Education"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈfɜː(r)/",
                "audio": "xc/confer/xconfer__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈfɜːz/",
                "audio": "xc/confer/xconfers__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈfɜːd/",
                "audio": "xc/confer/xconferred__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈfɜːrɪŋ/",
                "audio": "xc/confer/xconferring__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈfɜːr/",
                "audio": "xc/confer/xconfer__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈfɜːrz/",
                "audio": "xc/confer/xconfers__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈfɜːrd/",
                "audio": "xc/confer/xconferred__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈfɜːrɪŋ/",
                "audio": "xc/confer/xconferring__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English (in the general sense ‘bring together’, also in sense (1)): from Latin conferre, from con- ‘together’ + ferre ‘bring’."
}