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• past participle of bestow.
• past tense form of bestow.

bestowed

American  

[bih-stohd] / bɪˈstoʊd /

adjective

1. presented as a gift or privilege; given or conferred.

   As the official addressed them, some members of the audience shouted with joy over their newly bestowed citizenship.

2. Archaic. applied; put to some use.

   If I regarded the present discussion concerning baptism as only about mere mode or form, I should think my time and labor poorly bestowed.

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verb

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

Other Word Forms

• unbestowed
  adjective
• well-bestowed
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of bestowed

bestow ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

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Example Sentences

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bestowed

But boards don’t always get the attention or recognition bestowed on C-suite leaders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Set up in 1988 and named after Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov, the EU prize is bestowed annually on individuals or organisations to recognise their fight for human rights or democracy.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

Wells story, “The Man Who Could Work Miracles,” about an ordinary guy bestowed with world-altering powers by the gods.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

The month before, Putin had bestowed him with a state honor, the Order of Friendship.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

Lupita remembered the name Salvador had bestowed upon her in Tijuana.

From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty

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