英语词汇“bequeath”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

bequeathbequeath /bɪˈkwiθ, bɪˈkwið/ verb [transitive] formal

ETYMOLOGYbequeath

Origin: Old English becwethan, from cwethan to say

VERB TABLE

bequeath

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	bequeath
	he, she, it	bequeaths
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	bequeathed
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have bequeathed
	he, she, it	has bequeathed
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had bequeathed
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will bequeath
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have bequeathed

Continuous Form
Present	I	am bequeathing
	he, she, it	is bequeathing
	you, we, they	are bequeathing
Past	I, he, she, it	was bequeathing
	you, we, they	were bequeathing
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been bequeathing
	he, she, it	has been bequeathing
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been bequeathing
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be bequeathing
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been bequeathing

1law to legally arrange for someone to have something that you own after your death: bequeath something to somebody The letter was bequeathed to the museum by a collector.bequeath somebody something His father bequeathed him his entire estate.2to pass knowledge, customs, etc. to people who come after you or live after you: bequeath something to somebody the problems bequeathed to us by our parents’ generation [Origin: Old English becwethan, from cwethan to say]