All 3 Uses of
confer
in
Unbroken, by Hillenbrand
- The guards conferred, went inside, and came out with someone who looked more important than they.
p. 36.4conferred = discussed the issue
- On day six, when a plane flew by, the remaining men had to confer to be sure that it was real.
p. 88.2confer = discuss the issue
- The men conferred and voted.
p. 153.2 *conferred = discussed the issue
Definitions:
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(1)
(confer as in: confer with her coach) have a conference in order to talk something over
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(2)
(confer as in: confer an honorary degree) to give -- especially to bestow an honor or title