Difference between Bestow and Add

What is the difference between Bestow and Add?

Bestow as a verb is to present something to someone as a gift or honour. while Add as a verb is to give by way of increased possession (to any one); to bestow (on).

Bestow

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To present something to someone as a gift or honour.

Example sentence: Pretty much any artist that I know of that has found that mentor status, if they're generous and okay to bestow a bit of mentor-type information, it's do what you feel, not what you think.

Add

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An additional enemy not that is not the primary target in a fight.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To give by way of increased possession (to any one); to bestow (on).To join or unite, as one thing to another, or as several particulars, so as to increase the number, augment the quantity, enlarge the magnitude, or so as to form into one aggregate. Hence: To sum up; to put together mentally; as, to add numbers; to add up a column.To append, as a statement; to say further.To make an addition. To add to, to augment; to increase; as, it adds to our anxiety.To perform the arithmetical operation of addition; as, he adds rapidly.

Example sentence: If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires.

We hope you now know whether to use Bestow or Add in your sentence.

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