devote

dɪˈvəʊt
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Translation of devote into German

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Verb

tr.
1.

allocation

set aside for a specific use
  • They devoted funds to the new project.Sie haben Gelder für das neue Projekt bereitgestellt.
2.

commitment

give all or most time or resources, sometimes in a formal way
  • She devoted her life to helping others.Sie hat ihr Leben dem Helfen anderer gewidmet.
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Expressions with devote: examples in English and translations in German

sich einer Sache widmen
sich einer Aktivität hingeben
He devoted himself to helping the homeless.
Spaltenplatz widmen
Platz einräumen
The editor decided to devote column inches to the new policy.
sich widmen
He devoted himself to his family and his research.

Synonyms and analogies of devote in English

Examples of devote in a sentence

  • We must devote resources to improving infrastructure.
  • They devoted weekends to restoring the community garden.
  • I will devote three months to learning Japanese.

Translations of "devote" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Verb
widmenv.

He will devote himself to writing a novel this coming year.

Er wird sich im kommenden Jahr dem Schreiben eines Romans widmen.

hingebenv.

In no case, one should devote oneself to a sub-optimal workflow.

Auf keinen Fall, sollte man sich einem suboptimalen Workflow hingeben.

verwendenv.

You can therefore devote more time to your new activity.

So können Sie mehr Zeit auf Ihr neues Unternehmen verwenden.

aufwendenv.

This will establish how much time you will devote to each activity.

Lege fest, wie viel Zeit du für jede der Aktivitäten aufwenden wirst.

schenkenv.

So you can devote your full attention to the traffic at all times.

So können Sie dem Verkehr jederzeit Ihre volle Aufmerksamkeit schenken.

konzentrierenv.

This means that you can devote your full concentration to your job.

So können Sie sich ganz auf Ihren Job konzentrieren.

investierenv.

Consultants can choose how much time they devote to building their business.

Berater können selbst entscheiden, wieviel Zeit Sie in den Geschäftsaufbau investieren.

einsetzenv.

What they devote their strength to, is farms and fields only.

Wofür sie ihre Kraft einsetzen, sind nur Bauernhöfe und Felder.

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Other translations for devote:

  • sich widmenv.

devote: Examples and translations in context

Local media devote several pages to building hype around the upcoming local derby.

Die Lokalmedien widmen dem bevorstehenden Lokalderby mehrere Seiten zur Stimmungsanheizung.

We should devote ourselves to activities that give our lives meaning.

Wir sollten uns Tätigkeiten widmen, die uns mit Sinn erfüllen.

We must devote our time to the things that matter most.

Wir müssen unsere Zeit dem widmen, was am wichtigsten ist.

I can devote myself to the hundred other cases I'm building.

Ich kann mich den hundert anderen Fällen widmen, die ich aufbaue.

She must devote many long hours to patient study and practice.

Sie muss viele lange Stunden Patient Studium und Praxis widmen.

They say that you devote your whole life to pleasure.

Sie sagen, dass Sie Ihr ganzes Leben dem Vergnügen widmen.

To be like just completely devote yourself to one person...

Wie dieser Junge zu sein und alles einem Menschen zu widmen...

Always be alert and devote yourself to everything you do.

Sei immer wachsam und widme dich allem, was du tust.

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devote oneself to
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