devote
Devoted; addicted; devoutDevoted; addicted; devout
» She devoted her life to education.
Sie widmete ihr Leben der Bildung.
Она посвятила свою жизнь образованию.
Вона присвятила своє життя освіті.
Meaning
1 senses(obsolete)Devoted; addicted; devout
Examples
239 sentencesShe devoted her life to education.
Вона присвятила своє життя освіті. — deniko
ruОна посвятила свою жизнь образованию. — Lenin_1917
deSie widmete ihr Leben der Bildung. — Wolf
She devoted herself to her children.
Вона присвятила себе своїм дітям. — deniko
ruОна посвятила себя детям. — odexed
deSie gab sich ganz ihren Kindern hin. — al_ex_an_der
He devoted a lot of time to study.
Він присвятив навчанню багато часу. — deniko
Tom devoted a lot of time to study.
Том багато часу присвятив навчанню. — deniko
She devoted herself to him.
Вона присвятила себе йому. — deniko
ruОна посвятила себя ему. — Selena777
deSie gab sich ihm hin. — Espi
Origin
Borrowed from Latin dēvōtus, past participle of Latin dēvoveō (“dedicate by a vow, sacrifiBorrowed from Latin dēvōtus, past participle of Latin dēvoveō (“dedicate by a vow, sacrifice oneself, promise solemnly”). Doublet of devow; see also devout. Displaced native Middle English ēstful, from Old English ēstful.
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Forms
more devote, most devote| Comparative | more devote Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most devote Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
10 patterns- devoted his life
- devoted himself to
- devoted himself
- devoted a lot
- is devoted to
- devoted herself to
- devoted to his
- devoted to her
- are very devoted
- devoted herself