donate
To make a donation; to give away something of value to support or contribute towards a…To make a donation; to give away something of value to support or contribute towards a cause or for the benefit of another.
» Tom has never donated money to any charity.
Том ніколи не жертвував грошей жодній благодійній організації.
Meaning
1 sensesTo make a donation; to give away something of value to support or contribute towards a cause or for the benefit of another.
She donates 100 dollars to Red Cross every year.
He donated an etching from his own collection to the new art gallery.
spenden, stiften, schenken
дари́тьdarítʹ, подари́тьpodarítʹ, жа́ловатьžálovatʹ
даруватиdaruvaty, подаруватиpodaruvaty, жертвуватиžertvuvaty
give to a charity or good cause
Examples
271 sentencesTom has never donated money to any charity.
Том ніколи не жертвував грошей жодній благодійній організації.
Do you want to know who donated the money?
Хочеш знати, хто пожертвував гроші?
ruТы хочешь знать, кто пожертвовал деньги?
Tom was the first one to donate money to us.
Том був перший, хто пожертвував нам гроші.
Tom is donating blood.
Том здає кров.
ruТом сдаёт кровь.
deTom spendet Blut.
Have you ever donated blood?
Ти колись був донором крові?
ruВы когда-нибудь сдавали кровь?
deHast du schon einmal Blut gespendet?
Translations
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Origin
Circa 1845, back-formation from donation on the basis of -ate (verb-forming suffix), chiefCirca 1845, back-formation from donation on the basis of -ate (verb-forming suffix), chiefly found in American English. Ultimately from Latin dōnāre (“to give”).
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Forms
donates, donating, donated, donatedWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- donate some money
- donate some
- donated blood
- into donating some
- to donate some
- donated three million
- to donate money
- donated a lot
- donate money
- donated the money
- know who donated
- who donated the