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devotedevote /dɪˈvoʊt/ ●●○ AWL verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYdevoteOrigin: 1500-1600 Latin devotus, past participle of devovere, from vovere to promise VERB TABLEdevote |
| Present | I, you, we, they | devote | | he, she, it | devotes | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | devoted | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have devoted | | he, she, it | has devoted | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had devoted | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will devote | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have devoted |
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| Present | I | am devoting | | he, she, it | is devoting | | you, we, they | are devoting | | Past | I, he, she, it | was devoting | | you, we, they | were devoting | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been devoting | | he, she, it | has been devoting | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been devoting | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be devoting | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been devoting |
► devote your time/energy/attention etc. to something He wanted to devote more time to his family. 1to use all or most of your time, money, attention, etc. to do something or help someone: devote your time/energy/attention etc. to something He wanted to devote more time to his family.devote yourself to something Roper retired and devoted himself to charity work.2to use a particular area, period of time, or amount of space for a specific purpose: devote something to something He devotes a chapter to Iranian history. [Origin: 1500–1600 Latin devotus, past participle of devovere, from vovere to promise] |