All 3 Uses of
confer
in
Jane Eyre
- I'll get admitted there, and I'll stir up mutiny; and you, three-tailed bashaw as you are, sir, shall in a trice find yourself fettered amongst our hands: nor will I, for one, consent to cut your bonds till you have signed a charter, the most liberal that despot ever yet conferred."†
Chpt 24
- This benefit conferred gives you an unlimited claim on my gratitude, and a claim, to a certain extent, on my confidence.†
Chpt 29 *
- The sternest-seeming stoic is human after all; and to "burst" with boldness and good-will into "the silent sea" of their souls is often to confer on them the first of obligations.†
Chpt 32
Definition:
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(confer as in: confer with her coach) have a conference in order to talk something over