de
vote
Third Person
devotes
Present Participle
devoting
Past Tense
devoted
Past Participle
devoted
1
to assign something, such as resources or funds, to a particular purpose or use
transitive
- The company decided to devote a significant portion of its budget to research and development.
- The government is planning to devote more resources to improving public transportation.
- The city council plans to devote funds to revitalize the downtown area.
2
to give one's time or commit oneself entirely to a certain matter, cause, or activity
transitive
- He devoted several years of his life to researching renewable energy solutions.
- Over the years, they have devoted countless hours to community service.
- If the opportunity arises, she will devote her skills to a new and challenging project.
- Many individuals devote time each day to personal development activities.
- The team will devote extra hours next week to meeting the project deadline.
Synonyms:
3
to set aside a specific amount of time or space to discuss or focus on a topic
transitive
- The article devotes a whole section to climate change.
- She devoted an hour of her presentation to new research findings.
- The book devotes several chapters to the author’s early life.
- The class devoted the first half of the lesson to review.
- The newspaper devoted a full page to the anniversary celebration.