dedicate
verb (dedicate, dedicates, dedicated, dedicating)
Everyday
- To dedicate something is to give it to a person or purpose, often out of love or respect. tree →
- (old use) To dedicate a book is to write someone's name at the front to honour them. tree →
- To dedicate yourself is to promise to give your time and effort to something. tree →
In the lessons
in old books and tales a writer dedicates a book or poem to a friend or hero; in everyday talk, a person dedicates their life to a cause
Examples
- She dedicated her picture to her grandmother. tree →
- The author dedicated the book to her teacher. tree →
- He dedicated his whole summer to learning the piano. tree →
Note
nothing for maths
In Jewish tradition
in old books and tales a writer dedicates a book or poem to a friend or hero; in everyday talk, a person dedicates their life to a cause
Examples
- Out of the spoil won in battles did they dedicate to repair the house of the LORD. (Writings 1CH.26.27, JPS 1917) tree →
- These also did king David dedicate unto the LORD, with the silver and gold that he dedicated of all the nations which he subdued: (Prophets 2SA.8.11, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
nothing for maths
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «dedicate» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «dedicate» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «dedicate» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «dedicate» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
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