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• past participle of confer.
• past tense form of confer.

conferred

American  

[kuhn-furd] / kənˈfɜrd /

adjective

1. (of a gift, award, or honor) bestowed or awarded.

   Posthumously conferred awards will be presented to the deceased’s spouse or next-of-kin.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of confer.

Other Word Forms

• unconferred
  adjective
• well-conferred
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of conferred

confer ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

conferred

It’s clear they also wanted to maintain the impunity conferred by America’s superpower status.

From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026

Besides the savings, the status conferred from having the credit card meant he was able to check bags, free of charge, and receive upgrades to business-class seats.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

Experts told us they were concerned that these rules were open to abuse because of how quickly that status can be conferred.

From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026

And interviewing a sitting president has long conferred prestige, which might well feel paramount amid shrinking audiences and newsroom layoffs.

From Slate ● Mar. 18, 2026

I conferred with my mother about my plight, and as always she had an encouraging word.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

Related Words

• given
• granted