bequeath /bɪˈkwiːθ/ /bɪˈkwiːð/ verb bequeaths; bequeathed; bequeathing
/bɪˈkwiːθ/ /bɪˈkwiːð/
verb
bequeaths; bequeathed; bequeathing
Learner's definition of BEQUEATH
[+ object] formal
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: to say in a will that (your property) will be given to (a person or organization) after you die（在遗嘱中）把…遗赠给 2
: to give (ideas, knowledge, etc.) to (younger people) as part of their history将…传给（后世） -
These stories were bequeathed [=handed down, passed down] to us by our ancestors.这些故事是由我们祖辈传下来的。
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Lessons of the past are bequeathed to future generations.历史上的教训会流传给后人。