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DEVOTE

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devote verb A. tranzitiv

to devote to a dedica, a închina; a acorda; a hărăzi, a meni, a sorti, a destina;

to devote close attention to a acorda o deosebită atenţie (cu dat.);

the town was devoted to the flames oraşul fu dat pradă flăcărilor;

to devote one’s time to music a-şi consacra timpul muzicii.

devote verb B. reflexiv

to devote oneself to a se consacra, a se dedica, a se dărui.

 Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze: 

Perfectly resigned to his discharge, he devoted himself to getting well, preparing for business, and earning a home for Meg.

(Little Women, de Louisa May Alcott)

Every spare moment was devoted to study.

(Martin Eden, de Jack London)

It was no matter of wonder to me to find Mrs. Steerforth devoted to her son.

(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)

I can only say, madam, that I shall be happy to devote the same care to your case as I did to that of your friend.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

And you will devote yourself to that?

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

You refuse my just demand; I have but one resource, and I devote myself, either in my life or death, to his destruction.

(Frankenstein, de Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)

Nobody can be more devoted to home than I am.

(Emma, de Jane Austen)

If you are attached and your romantic relationship is strong, you might be able to schedule a private vacation so that you can devote quality time to one another.

(AstrologyZone.com, de Susan Miller)

Henrietta looked a little ashamed, but very well pleased;—Charles Hayter exceedingly happy: and they were devoted to each other almost from the first instant of their all setting forward for Uppercross.

(Persuasion, de Jane Austen)

One reason of the distance yet observed between us was, that he was comparatively seldom at home: a large proportion of his time appeared devoted to visiting the sick and poor among the scattered population of his parish.

(Jane Eyre, de Charlotte Brontë)

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