sponsor
To be a sponsor forTo be a sponsor for.
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» Who sponsored the race?
Wer stand Pate für das Rennen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Examples
45 sentencesWho sponsored the race?
deWer stand Pate für das Rennen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
This was a state-sponsored criminal act.
deDies war ein staatlich geförderter krimineller Akt. — al_ex_an_der
Would you like to sponsor our project?
Meaning
1 sensesTo be a sponsor for.
sponsern
спонси́роватьsponsírovatʹ, финанси́роватьfinansírovatʹ, профинанси́роватьprofinansírovatʹ
- assume sponsorship of
- assume responsibility for or leadership of
- do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin spōnsor (“a surety", in Late Latin "a sponsor in baptism”).Learned borrowing from Latin spōnsor (“a surety", in Late Latin "a sponsor in baptism”).
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Forms
sponsors, sponsoring, sponsored, sponsoredTenses
sponsor · sponsored · will sponsor · have sponsoredSynonyms
6 synonymsWord family
19 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
See also
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