B2verb · intransitive · common

donate

donate · donates · donated · donating

подарувати, дарувати, пожертвувати, жертвувати

дать, давать, пожаловать, подарить

spenden, schenken, stiften

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.

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UK/də(ʊ)ˈneɪt/US/ˈdoʊˌneɪt/

» Tom has never donated money to any charity.

Том ніколи не жертвував грошей жодній благодійній організації.

Meaning

1 senses

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

Tom has never donated money to any charity.
Том ніколи не жертвував грошей жодній благодійній організації. — deniko
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Do you want to know who donated the money?
Хочеш знати, хто пожертвував гроші? — deniko
ruТы хочешь знать, кто пожертвовал деньги? — odexed
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Tom was the first one to donate money to us.
Том був перший, хто пожертвував нам гроші. — deniko
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Tom is donating blood.
Том здає кров. — deniko
ruТом сдаёт кровь. — odexed
deTom spendet Blut. — BraveSentry
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Have you ever donated blood?
Ти колись був донором крові? — deniko
ruВы когда-нибудь сдавали кровь? — marafon
deHast du schon einmal Blut gespendet? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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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 form	donate · to donate
3rd person singular	donates
Present participle	donating
Past simple	donated
Past participle	donated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	donate
he, she, it	donates

Past simpleLesson

all persons

donated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have donated
he, she, it	has donated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will donate

Word family

9 related words

Lessons 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