If you confer with someone, it is entirely possible that you will be seeking advice, but you could also simply be having a discussion (“they conferred privately before making a decision”).

CONFERRING definition: the presentation of a degree, honor, gift, etc.. See examples of conferring used in a sentence.

confer about sth They were in constant contact, conferring about every aspect of the construction project. confer with sb We asked for some time to confer with our advisers.

When you confer with someone, you discuss something with them in order to make a decision. You can also say that two people confer. He conferred with his colleagues.

1. To bestow (an honor, for example): conferred a medal on the hero. 2. To invest with (a characteristic, for example): a carefully worded statement that conferred an aura of credibility.

Definition of confer verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [intransitive] confer (with somebody) (on/about something) to discuss something with somebody, in order to exchange …

Many uses of the verb confer involve consulting with another person or as a group. Confer has a second use meaning "bestow," which means to award or hand over something. You can …

to give as a gift, honor, etc., to someone:[~ + object + on + object] to confer a degree on a graduate. con•fer•rer, n. [countable] See -fer-. See consult. con•fer (kən fûr′), v., -ferred, …

'Conferring' means to consult, discuss, or deliberate together, or to bestow a gift, honor, or title. Examples include 'The committee is conferring about the new policy' and 'The university …

From Longman Business Dictionary con‧fer /kənˈfɜː-ˈfɜːr/ verb (past tense and past participle conferred, present participle conferring) [intransitive] to discuss something with other people in …