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Meanings of devote (devoting) in English

Portuguese
prestar
Catalan
consagrar-se
Spanish
prestar

Give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause.

        prestar
        Usage of devoting in English
        1
        EBONY: So you're devoting at least 10 more years to this industry.
        Ebony
        2
        Apparel manufacturing is another sector devoting considerable energy to collaborative growth models.
        The Guardian
        3
        The IRS is devoting more time and money to combat identity theft.
        Reuters
        4
        Seems that he's devoting himself diligently to the business, so people say.
        The hangman's daughter
        5
        These are free men that are devoting their honest labor to you.
        Calumet "K"
        6
        Michael Heseltine is devoting his time to his business and his arboretum.
        The Irish Times
        7
        He's almost himself again if he's devoting his time to practical jokes.
        White Hunter, Black Heart
        8
        You are always devoting yourself; if not to me, to some other.
        The Spirit of the Border: A Romance of the Early Settlers in the...
        9
        The occupation to which she was devoting herself astonished and repelled me.
        The Legacy of Cain
        10
        Young men devoting themselves to the ministry frequently receive gifts of money.
        Indian Summer
        11
        In August, 1858, Newman was again devoting much time to Latin versification:-
        Memoir and Letters of Francis W. Newman
        12
        Many hapless young Seattleites have found themselves devoting their lives to Amazon.
        Wired
        13
        Being with the Yankees this long, devoting myself to the organization .
        The Yankee Years
        14
        And maybe he'd find that devoting his life to service paid dividends.
        Son of a witch: volume two in the wicked years
        15
        Am devoting a little more time than usual to my military books.
        The Citizen-Soldier / or, Memoirs of a Volunteer
        16
        Young women devoting their lives to the service of the Unnamed God?
        Son of a witch: volume two in the wicked years
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        Devoting through the time
        Devoting across language varieties
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