devote
/dɪˈvəʊt/verb
उच्चारण डिवोट
समर्पित करना, लगाना
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[T] ~ yourself/sth to sth/sb
to give most of your time, energy, attention to somebody or something
समर्पित करना, लगाना
- She devoted herself to teaching.
- Devote an hour daily to reading.
- He devoted his weekends to helping poor children read.
+ 2 more examples
- I want to devote more time to my health.
- She devoted her life to scientific research.
Synonyms dedicate commit give allocate consecrate
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
devote + sth + to + noun / -ing
Devote takes the thing given, then to, followed by a noun or gerund, never a bare verb.
'Devote' के बाद जो दिया जाए वह आता है, फिर to और उसके बाद noun या gerund; bare verb कभी नहीं।
- Radhika devotes two hours daily to reading.
- He devoted his life to teaching the poor.
devote yourself to + sth
Devote yourself to means to give your full effort and attention to a person or cause.
'Devote yourself to' का अर्थ किसी व्यक्ति या उद्देश्य को पूरी मेहनत और ध्यान देना है।
- She devoted herself to social work after retirement.
- He devoted himself to his family.
be devoted to + sb / sth
Be devoted to means to love and care for somebody very much; to is a preposition, so an -ing form follows.
'Be devoted to' का अर्थ किसी से बहुत प्रेम और उसकी देखभाल करना है; to preposition है, इसलिए -ing रूप आता है।
- The nurse was devoted to her patients.
- He is devoted to helping the poor.
devotion / devotee / devout
The noun is devotion, the person is a devotee, and devout is the adjective for religious people.
Noun 'devotion' है, व्यक्ति 'devotee' है और धार्मिक व्यक्ति के लिए adjective 'devout' है।
- Her devotion to music was complete.
- A devout man prays every morning.
+Collocations 4
devote + noun + to
timeenergyattentionmoneyeffort
- He devotes his energy to his studies.
adverb + devote
whollyentirelyfullysolelypartly
- She wholly devoted herself to research.
devoted + noun
fanfriendmotherfollowerservant
- He is a devoted fan of the Indian team.
devote + life / year
lifeyearscareerevenings
- Dr Kalam devoted his career to science.
“More examples 5
- The teacher devoted every Sunday to weaker students.
शिक्षक ने हर रविवार कमज़ोर विद्यार्थियों को दिया।
- Radhika is devoted to her grandmother.
राधिका अपनी दादी के प्रति पूर्ण समर्पित है।
- The newspaper devoted a page to the exam results.
अख़बार ने परीक्षा परिणामों के लिए एक पूरा पृष्ठ दिया।
- He devoted himself to learning English every day.
उसने स्वयं को प्रतिदिन अंग्रेज़ी सीखने में समर्पित कर दिया।
- She has devoted ten years to this project.
उसने इस परियोजना को दस वर्ष दिए हैं।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He devoted his time to study English.
✓ He devoted his time to studying English.
To is a preposition here, so a gerund follows, not a bare verb.
यहाँ to preposition है, इसलिए gerund आता है, bare verb नहीं।
✗ She devotes for her family.
✓ She devotes herself to her family.
Devote needs an object and to; for is not used.
'Devote' को object और 'to' चाहिए; 'for' का प्रयोग नहीं होता।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These verbs all mean giving time or effort, but they differ in strength of commitment.
ये verbs समय या प्रयास देने का अर्थ देते हैं, पर प्रतिबद्धता की मात्रा में अंतर है।
To give a large share of time, effort or love to something.
किसी चीज़ को समय, प्रयास या प्रेम का बड़ा हिस्सा देना।
- She devoted herself to art.
To give yourself to a purpose, or to name a work in honour of someone.
किसी उद्देश्य को स्वयं को समर्पित करना, या किसी के सम्मान में रचना समर्पित करना।
- He dedicated the book to his mother.
To promise to give time or money to a cause.
किसी उद्देश्य को समय या धन देने का वादा करना।
- She committed to the project.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep the give-time words together: devote, dedicate, commit, consecrate.
समय देने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: devote, dedicate, commit, consecrate।
§Grammar and usage
Devote sth to doing sth, with -ing after to ('She devoted her life to helping the poor', not 'to help'), like look forward to, object to and be used to.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: 'devote sth to doing sth', to के बाद -ing ('She devoted her life to helping the poor', 'to help' नहीं), look forward to, object to और be used to की तरह।
Keep the family together: devote (give time), devoted (very loving and loyal: 'a devoted mother'), devotee (a follower or enthusiast), devotion (great love or loyalty), devout (deeply religious).
परिवार साथ याद रखिए: devote (समय देना), devoted (बहुत स्नेही और निष्ठावान: 'a devoted mother'), devotee (अनुयायी या प्रेमी, भक्त), devotion (गहरा प्रेम या निष्ठा), devout (गहरा धार्मिक)।