завещать — meaning in English
zaveshchat
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English meaning
- bequeath verb To leave property or money to someone through a will.
- bequest noun Property or money left to someone in a will.
- devise verb To work out or invent a plan, method, or system through careful thought.
- will verb A modal verb used to talk about the future, often with a sense of intention or certainty.
Senses
завещать is used for these senses in English:
- bequeath (legal) To give or leave by will; to give by testament.
- bequest (transitive) To give as a bequest; bequeath.
- devise (transitive) To leave (property) in a will.
- will (transitive) To exert one's force of will (intention) in order to compel, or attempt to compel, something to happen or someone to do something. [from 10th c.]
bequeath — full definition
- verb To leave property or money to someone through a will.
- verb To pass something down, such as a tradition, idea, or quality.
bequest — full definition
- noun Property or money left to someone in a will.
- noun Something valuable handed down from the past, such as a tradition or idea.