devote
part of speech
verb (devote, devotes, devoted, devoting); devote yourself to; adjective devoted
meaning for a pupil
1) To devote time, effort or money to something is to give a lot of it to that one thing. tree →
2) To devote yourself to someone or something is to care for it or work for it with your whole heart. tree →
3) (formal) To set a place or a part of something aside for one use, as in a page devoted to sport. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Means to set something apart for God as holy, under a vow, so it can no longer be used normally. Interpretation: Tradition connects this with the law of "cherem", something set apart for God or for the priests. In the primary lessons: Tells the reader how much someone cares: a person who devotes years to a task is patient and loyal. In school: «devote ten minutes to checking your work». In stories, devoted pets, parents and friends stay by someone's side. Phrases: devote time to, devote yourself to, devoted to, a devoted fan, devoted parents.
examples
- She devotes every Saturday morning to swimming practice. tree →
- The scientist devoted her whole life to studying bees. tree →
- Devote the last five minutes of the test to checking your answers. tree →
- Our class devoted a whole wall to the history project. tree →
- Grandad is devoted to his garden. tree →
- The dog was devoted to the little boy and followed him everywhere. tree →
- The magazine devotes two pages to puzzles. tree →
- He devoted his pocket money to saving for a bike. tree →
- "Yes, and gladly, too," answered the queen, "if you will devote all your time to him. tree →
note
Pattern: devote something TO something (devote time to reading), not «devote for». Devoted is also an adjective meaning very loving and loyal (a devoted friend). Noun: devotion. Do not mix up with «divide» or «vote». In maths problems «devotes 20 minutes a day» is a rate you multiply by the number of days.
In the corpora
- None devoted, that may be devoted of men, shall be ransomed; he shall surely be put to death.
- Every thing devoted in Israel shall be thine.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «devote» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.