英语词汇“dedicate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

dedicatededicate /ˈdɛdəˌkeɪt/ ●○○ verb [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYdedicate

Origin: 1400-1500 Latin dedicare, from dicare to say publicly

VERB TABLE

dedicate

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	dedicate
	he, she, it	dedicates
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	dedicated
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have dedicated
	he, she, it	has dedicated
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had dedicated
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will dedicate
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have dedicated

Continuous Form
Present	I	am dedicating
	he, she, it	is dedicating
	you, we, they	are dedicating
Past	I, he, she, it	was dedicating
	you, we, they	were dedicating
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been dedicating
	he, she, it	has been dedicating
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been dedicating
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be dedicating
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been dedicating

1a)to say that something such as a book, song, movie, etc. has been written, made, or sung to express love, respect, etc. for someone: dedicate something to somebody Greene dedicated the book to his mother. b)to state in an official ceremony that something such as a building or bridge will be given someone’s name: dedicate something to somebody Murphy Hall is dedicated to one of the university’s presidents.2dedicate yourself/your life to something to spend most of your time and effort doing one particular thing: The actress now dedicates herself to charity work.3to use a place, time, money, etc. only for a particular purpose SYN devote: dedicate something to something a magazine dedicated to photography [Origin: 1400–1500 Latin dedicare, from dicare to say publicly]