Explore Dedicate through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like give or specify. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Dedicate in a sentence
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Dedicate meaning
- To set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate.
- To set apart for a special use.
- To commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action.
Synonyms of Dedicate
Using Dedicate
- The main meaning on this page is: To set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate. | To set apart for a special use. | To commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action.
- Useful related words include: give, specify, assign, render.
- In the example corpus, dedicate often appears in combinations such as: to dedicate, dedicate the, and dedicate.
Context around Dedicate
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 11 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dedicate
- In this selection, "dedicate" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, astrid, extra, themselves and proper stand out and add context to how "dedicate" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include able to dedicate proper time and and astrid dedicate their time. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dedicate" sits close to words such as amelia, ascertain and bieber, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dedicate
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Elder Renlund will dedicate the temple on Sunday, November 20, 2022. (11 words)
He would go on to dedicate his career to develop new varieties of rice. (14 words)
Dedicate time to activities you love, whether it's exercise, socializing, or personal SEO projects. (15 words)
Cllr Cowe said: “Every day of the year we’re grateful to those individuals who dedicate their lives to working and volunteering in the NHS and emergency services but today we dedicate extra time to thank them for their selflessness and dedication. (42 words)
Highland Heroes celebrates the unsung people and organisations who dedicate themselves to helping others; who are there in our hour of need; who contribute to society in a quiet and unselfish way; and who knit our communities together. (38 words)
However, with my experience balancing “Drake Busy” in the past, I have extreme confidence in my ability to be able to dedicate proper time to my senate position despite other commitments. (31 words)
Example sentences (20)
Cllr Cowe said: “Every day of the year we’re grateful to those individuals who dedicate their lives to working and volunteering in the NHS and emergency services but today we dedicate extra time to thank them for their selflessness and dedication.
And while the Musée Picasso in Antibes will dedicate a show to the last years of his life – Picasso 1969-1972.
As lifelong climbers, Gill and Ian had a passion to create and dedicate a place to bouldering where the climbing is designed to make people stronger.
A written statement submitted by Hanceville Civitan President Rev. James C. Fields, Jr. read, “Among us are people who dedicate a lifetime to bringing about a better world.
Biden administration plans to dedicate $2 billion from the Inflation Reduction Act to expedite the domestic manufacturing of electric vehicles (EVs) and revive struggling plants.
But they can do it without roping in you and your wife and making you dedicate a year of your life to planning.
Chirdon said the club plans to dedicate a lifeguard chair in Theofilis’ memory the Friday before Memorial Day.
City council hopes to remodel the building and dedicate it to “community use,” potentially including casual dining, a community center, versatile multi-purpose spaces, nonprofit services and accessible retail options.
Dedicate time to activities you love, whether it's exercise, socializing, or personal SEO projects.
During the service, Rev Graham Topping, chaplain to the Mayor of Winchester, led the short service to dedicate the memorial.
Elder Renlund will dedicate the temple on Sunday, November 20, 2022.
Following a series of health scares, Steele couldn’t help but dedicate his original song “Too Soon” to his father, his greatest inspiration.
For now, I plan to dedicate my focus, support, and leadership to this team until I take my leave at the end of next month.
He would go on to dedicate his career to develop new varieties of rice.
Highland Heroes celebrates the unsung people and organisations who dedicate themselves to helping others; who are there in our hour of need; who contribute to society in a quiet and unselfish way; and who knit our communities together.
Hourly rates involve paying the attorney a set amount for each hour of work they dedicate to your case.
However, with my experience balancing “Drake Busy” in the past, I have extreme confidence in my ability to be able to dedicate proper time to my senate position despite other commitments.
I dedicate it to my friend who felt unhappy about his not having the material pleasures of life.
I have plant babies, I have more money to travel with, more time to dedicate to my husband.
Ilsa and Astrid dedicate their time and energy to gain exposure and support for the women of Chocó.
Common combinations with dedicate
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to dedicate 95×
- dedicate the 20×
- and dedicate 18×
- dedicate their 16×
- dedicate to 14×
- dedicate this 12×
- who dedicate 10×
- will dedicate 10×
- dedicate time 9×
- dedicate themselves 9×