bequeath
verb (used with object)
to dispose of (personal property, especially money) by last will.
was bequeathing
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past progressiveof bequeath.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Mount Kenya is also where, according to “The Perfect Nine,” God showed Gikuyu and Mumbi, founders of the Agikuyu people, the magical land He was bequeathing them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2020
No doubt Steve Jobs believed the cash pile he was bequeathing to Tim Cook when he died was an enormous asset, on par with Apple’s strong brand and engineering talent.
From Slate ● Jan. 31, 2014
As he himself said, he was not, after all, leaving them fatherless; he was bequeathing them to Ireland and to God.
From The Dock and the Scaffold by Unknown
Did Gilbert White imagine he was bequeathing light to us?
From Waiting for Daylight by H. M. (Henry Major) Tomlinson
Had the old man known what trouble he was bequeathing to his sole heir, I imagine he would have arranged things a little differently.
From Lord Stranleigh Abroad by Robert Barr
