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bequeath 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/biˈkwēTH/,/-ˈkwēT͟H/,
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bequeathing, present participle; bequeathed, past participle; bequeaths, 3rd person singular present; bequeathed, past tense;
  1. Leave (a personal estate or one's body) to a person or other beneficiary by a will
    • - an identical sum was bequeathed by Margaret
    • - he bequeathed his art collection to the town
  2. Pass (something) on or leave (something) to someone else
    • - he is ditching the unpopular policies bequeathed to him
  1. leave or give by will after one's death; "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate"
  2. A bequest is the act of receiving property by will. Strictly, "bequest" is used of personal property, and "devise" of real property. In legal terminology, "bequeath" is a verb form meaning "to make a bequest."
  3. To give or leave by will; to give by testament; especially of personal property; To hand down; to transmit; To give; to offer; to commit
  4. (bequeathment) The act of bequeathing, or the state of being bequeathed; a bequest
  5. To transfer personal property through a will.
  6. To give a gift to someone through a will.
  7. To leave an item of personal property to a certain person in a will (see "Devise", which refers to gifts of land in this context).
  8. To give via a will, to pass on.
  9. term appearing in a will meaning to leave or give property as specified therein to another person or organization.
  10. To leave possessions, funds, or benefits to an heir in a will. Bequeath can also mean to transfer property or rights to another individual.
  11. To give personal property by a will. This term has been replaced by the term "devise" under the Michigan Revised Probate Code. See DEVISE, MICHIGAN REVISED PROBATE CODE.
  12. English statute of 1290 that abolished subinfudation
  13. To leave property to somebody in a will
  14. To dispose of PERSONAL PROPERTY owned by a decedent at the time of death as a gift under the provisions of the decedent's will.
  15. The process or act of leaving an item or amount of money to a Beneficiary in a Will.
  16. The legal term for "making a gift" in a Will.
  17. To leave someone a legacy
  18. A gift of real property
  19. Property left to a someone via a will