dedicate
/ˈdedɪkeɪt/verb
उच्चारण डेडिकेट
समर्पित करना
Core word
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[T]
to give a lot of your time and effort to a particular activity or purpose because you think it is important; to say that something such as a book or song is written for somebody
समर्पित करना
- dedicate your life to teaching
- She decided to dedicate every evening to preparing for the SSC exam.
- He dedicated his whole life to helping the poor.
+ 3 more examples
- The author dedicated the novel to her late mother.
- Many students dedicate their weekends to revision before the exams.
- The singer dedicated the song to the soldiers on the border.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
dedicate + sth + to + noun / -ing
Dedicate always takes to, and after to we use a noun or an -ing form, not a base verb.
'Dedicate' के साथ हमेशा 'to' आता है, और 'to' के बाद noun या -ing रूप आता है, base verb नहीं।
- She dedicated her life to teaching.
- He dedicated his weekends to helping poor children.
dedicate + oneself + to + sth
The reflexive form means to give yourself fully to a cause or task.
Reflexive रूप का अर्थ है स्वयं को किसी लक्ष्य या कार्य में पूरी तरह लगाना।
- Dr Rao dedicated himself to rural medicine.
dedicate + book / song + to + person
When an author or singer offers a work to someone as a mark of respect, use dedicate with to.
जब लेखक या गायक किसी को सम्मान के रूप में रचना अर्पित करे, तब 'dedicate' के साथ 'to' आता है।
- The author dedicated her novel to her mother.
be dedicated to + noun / -ing
The passive form describes something made for one purpose or a person committed to one.
Passive रूप किसी एक उद्देश्य के लिए बनी वस्तु या समर्पित व्यक्ति का वर्णन करता है।
- The room is dedicated to the freedom fighters.
- The teacher is dedicated to her students.
+Collocations 4
dedicate + noun + to
timelifeenergymoneyeffort
- He dedicated all his energy to the project.
adverb + dedicate
whollyentirelyfullytrulyselflessly
- She fully dedicated herself to her studies.
dedicate to + abstract
the memory ofpublic servicethe cause ofthe nationscience
- The park was dedicated to the memory of the soldiers.
dedicate + event
a monumenta halla librarya daya song
- The minister dedicated the new library to the nation.
“More examples 6
- Radhika dedicated three hours every evening to reading the newspaper.
राधिका ने हर शाम तीन घंटे अख़बार पढ़ने को समर्पित किए।
- The singer dedicated the song to her late father.
गायिका ने यह गीत अपने दिवंगत पिता को समर्पित किया।
- He has dedicated his career to wildlife protection.
उसने अपना कार्यजीवन वन्यजीव संरक्षण को समर्पित कर दिया है।
- The village school was dedicated to the memory of a local teacher.
गाँव का विद्यालय एक स्थानीय शिक्षक की स्मृति को समर्पित किया गया।
- Mother Teresa dedicated herself to the poor of Kolkata.
मदर टेरेसा ने स्वयं को कोलकाता के गरीबों के लिए समर्पित कर दिया।
- If you dedicate yourself to a goal, success follows.
यदि आप स्वयं को किसी लक्ष्य के लिए समर्पित कर दें, तो सफलता मिलती है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She dedicated her life to help the poor.
✓ She dedicated her life to helping the poor.
In 'dedicate to', to is a preposition, so it is followed by an -ing form.
'Dedicate to' में 'to' preposition है, इसलिए उसके बाद -ing रूप आता है।
✗ He dedicated his book for his teacher.
✓ He dedicated his book to his teacher.
The preposition after dedicate is to, not for.
'Dedicate' के बाद preposition 'to' आता है, 'for' नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These verbs all mean giving effort or time to something, but they differ in strength and tone.
ये क्रियाएँ किसी कार्य में समय या प्रयास लगाने की हैं, पर तीव्रता और भाव में अंतर है।
To give your time, effort or a work to a cause or person, with serious commitment.
गंभीर निष्ठा के साथ समय, प्रयास या रचना को किसी उद्देश्य या व्यक्ति को देना।
- He dedicated his life to science.
Very close in meaning; usually used for time, attention and energy.
अर्थ में बहुत निकट; प्रायः समय, ध्यान और ऊर्जा के लिए।
- She devotes two hours a day to Hindi.
To promise yourself to a course of action or a cause.
स्वयं को किसी कार्य-दिशा या उद्देश्य के लिए वचनबद्ध करना।
- Radhika committed herself to the plan.
◇Word family
§Grammar and usage
Dedicate sth to sb or to doing sth ('dedicated to helping students').
'dedicate sth to sb' या 'dedicate sth to doing sth' का अर्थ है कुछ किसी को या किसी काम को समर्पित करना, जैसे 'dedicated to helping students'; यहाँ to के बाद -ing रूप आता है।