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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024be•queath /bɪˈkwið, -ˈkwiθ/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object (+ to) + object]- to dispose of (property or money) bymeans of a will:I bequeath all my worldly goods to my wife. She bequeathed her sister all her favorite toys.
- to hand down;
pass on:What sort of environment will we bequeath to our children?
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024be•queath (bi kwēᵺ′, -kwēth′),USA pronunciation v.t. - to dispose of (personal property, esp. money) by last will:She bequeathed her half of the company to her niece.
- to hand down;
pass on. - [Obs.]to commit;
entrust.
- Middle English bequethen, Old English becwethan (be- be- + cwethan to say (see quoth), cognate with Old High German quedan, Gothic qithan) bef. 1000
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged will, impart, leave, bestow, grant, consign.
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