Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to bequeath
Participle: bequeathed
Gerund: bequeathing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | bequeath |
| you | bequeath |
| he;she;it | bequeaths |
| we | bequeath |
| you | bequeath |
| they | bequeath |
Perfect
| I | have bequeathed |
| you | have bequeathed |
| he;she;it | has bequeathed |
| we | have bequeathed |
| you | have bequeathed |
| they | have bequeathed |
Past
| I | bequeathed |
| you | bequeathed |
| he;she;it | bequeathed |
| we | bequeathed |
| you | bequeathed |
| they | bequeathed |
Pluperfect
| I | had bequeathed |
| you | had bequeathed |
| he;she;it | had bequeathed |
| we | had bequeathed |
| you | had bequeathed |
| they | had bequeathed |
Future
| I | will bequeath |
| you | will bequeath |
| he;she;it | will bequeath |
| we | will bequeath |
| you | will bequeath |
| they | will bequeath |
Future Perfect
| I | will have bequeathed |
| you | will have bequeathed |
| he;she;it | will have bequeathed |
| we | will have bequeathed |
| you | will have bequeathed |
| they | will have bequeathed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | bequeath |
| you | bequeath |
| he;she;it | bequeath |
| we | bequeath |
| you | bequeath |
| they | bequeath |
Perfect
| I | have bequeathed |
| you | have bequeathed |
| he;she;it | have bequeathed |
| we | have bequeathed |
| you | have bequeathed |
| they | have bequeathed |
Imperfect
| I | bequeathed |
| you | bequeathed |
| he;she;it | bequeathed |
| we | bequeathed |
| you | bequeathed |
| they | bequeathed |
Pluperfect
| I | had bequeathed |
| you | had bequeathed |
| he;she;it | had bequeathed |
| we | had bequeathed |
| you | had bequeathed |
| they | had bequeathed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would bequeath |
| you | would bequeath |
| he;she;it | would bequeath |
| we | would bequeath |
| you | would bequeath |
| they | would bequeath |
Perfect
| I | would have bequeathed |
| you | would have bequeathed |
| he;she;it | would have bequeathed |
| we | would have bequeathed |
| you | would have bequeathed |
| they | would have bequeathed |
Imperative
| you | bequeath |
| we | Let's bequeath |
| you | bequeath |
Verbs conjugated like 'bequeath'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'bequeath'
bequest,
beath,
becheat,
bequiet,
bequote,
beteach,
dequench,
desheath,
equate,
queach,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- To give; to offer; to commit.
- give
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. O.E.
becweðan, from
cweðan "to say," from P.Gmc.
*kwethanan. Original sense of "say, utter" died out 13c., leaving legal sense of "transfer by will." Closely related to noun
bequest (c.1300), from
be- + O.E.
*cwis, *cwiss "saying," with excrescent
-t. "An old word kept alive in wills" [OED 1st ed.].
2. From Middle English biquethen, from Old English becweþan (“to say, to speak, to address, exhort, admonish, blame, bequeath, leave by will”). Cognate with Old Frisian biquetha. See: Middle English '
biquethen', Old English '
becweþan'.
Sample Sentences
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Ownership of manufacturing workshops is not essential to that job; but BR happen to have been bequeathed a considerable number with a proud history. [1964 May, “News and Comment: Minister hamstrings BR workshops”, in Modern Railways, page 291:]
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First Xavier (Vernon Chatman): Looks like I already did. You're the sad figment of my twisted psyche's tragic dividend. You're the un-me. I'm the real me. You wanna be me?
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Second Xavier (Vernon Chatman): Kiddo, I was the real me when you were still in my short pants.
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First Xavier: Hate to break it to you, but I wore them first. Me bequeathed thee the psychopathological hand-you-down.
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Second Xavier: So you're the one who stained them!!
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First Xavier: Whoever found it, browned it. [2008, Xavier: Renegade Angel, season 1, episode 10:]
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The queen’s longevity always meant that Charles’s reign would be relatively short and therefore one of his most important tasks would be to bequeath the institution to Prince William in reasonable repair. [2025 October 30, Robert Booth, “Not in this together: King Charles cuts Andrew loose to save royal family’s repute”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:]
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These young gay men and lesbians were more militant and began to reject advice from the homophile movement to try to "fit into" society, not to make waves, and to rely on professionals and establishment figures to bequeath them social rights. [2006 March 26, Leslie Feinberg, “'Gay is good'”, in Workers World:]