Zoeken
to confer
01
toekennen, verlenen
to give an official degree, title, right, etc. to someone
Transitive: to confer a degree or title on sb | to confer a degree or title upon sb
Example
The university will confer degrees upon the graduating students during the commencement ceremony.
The monarch will confer a knighthood upon the distinguished individual for their service to the country.
02
overleggen, bespreken
to exchange opinions and have discussions with others, often to come to an agreement or decision
Intransitive
Example
The board members will confer next week to finalize the budget for the upcoming fiscal year.
De bestuursleden zullen volgende week overleggen om het budget voor het komende boekjaar te finaliseren.
Before making any changes, the project team decided to confer with all stakeholders to ensure everyone was on the same page.
Voordat er wijzigingen werden aangebracht, besloot het projectteam om met alle belanghebbenden te overleggen en te bespreken om ervoor te zorgen dat iedereen op dezelfde pagina zat.
