Meaning

1 senses
  1. To 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 sentences
  1. Tom has never donated money to any charity.

    Том ніколи не жертвував грошей жодній благодійній організації.

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  2. Do you want to know who donated the money?

    Хочеш знати, хто пожертвував гроші?

    ruТы хочешь знать, кто пожертвовал деньги?

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  3. Tom was the first one to donate money to us.

    Том був перший, хто пожертвував нам гроші.

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  4. Tom is donating blood.

    Том здає кров.

    ruТом сдаёт кровь.

    deTom spendet Blut.

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  5. Have you ever donated blood?

    Ти колись був донором крові?

    ruВы когда-нибудь сдавали кровь?

    deHast du schon einmal Blut gespendet?

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to give away something of value:
Русский
By meaning 1
to give away something of value:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to give away something of value:

Origin

Circa 1845, back-formation from donation on the basis of -ate (verb-forming suffix), chief

Circa 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, donated
Base formdonate · to donate
3rd person singulardonates
Present participledonating
Past simpledonated
Past participledonated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydonate
he, she, itdonates

Past simpleLesson

all personsdonated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave donated
he, she, ithas donated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill donate

Word family

9 related words

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

See also

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