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How do you use Devote in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like give or cerebrate, plus the exact meaning.

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Devote in a sentence

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Devote | Devoted | Devotees | Devotes | Devotee | Devotedly

Devote meaning

  1. to give one's time, focus one's efforts, commit oneself, etc. entirely for, on, or to a certain matter; to consecrate.
  2. to consign over; to doom
  3. to execrate; to curse

Synonyms of Devote

give cerebrate cogitate think pay employ apply utilise utilize use commit consecrate dedicate reserve

Related words

Other words often associated with Devote or its synonyms:

intercommunicate render communicate employment make institutionalise desecrated assign fire afford settle jock

Using Devote

  • The main meaning on this page is: to give one's time, focus one's efforts, commit oneself, etc. entirely for, on, or to a certain matter; to consecrate. | to consign over; to doom | to execrate; to curse
  • Useful related words include: give, cerebrate, cogitate, think.
  • In the example corpus, devote often appears in combinations such as: to devote, devote more, devote their.

Context around Devote

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 10 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

apostles 1× simply 1× ste 1×

Often after:

himself 2× enough 1× substantial 1× myself 1× herself 1× two 1×

Sentence patterns with Devote

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

apostles devote their lives 1× at ste devote while fernando 1× available to devote to seo 1× career and devote herself full 1× council to devote two to 1× country or devote their time 1× devote at least 1× does not devote enough resources 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after the birth 1× anybody with the 1× apostles devote their 1× as a result 1× as you begin 1× but due to 1×

Common sentence endings:

a global church 1× a litter pick 1× energy somewhere else 1× for 3 years 1× handling record requests 1× her beloved club 1×

Words around Devote

Just before it in the word index:

devoss 2 devos 112 devore 8 devorah 4 devops 76 devonthink 2

Just after it in the word index:

devoted 1.741 devotedly 11 devotee 79 devotees 319 devotes 82 devoting 105

Similar in corpus frequency:

aclu 379 barre 379 chalk 379 convergence 379 defenseman 379 disparities 379

Corpus analysis for Devote

  • In this selection, "devote" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, apostles, simply, ste, himself, enough and substantial stand out and add context to how "devote" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include apostles devote their lives and at ste devote while fernando. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "devote" sits close to words such as aclu, barre and chalk, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with devote

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

He’s excited to have more time to devote to his family. (12 words)

Devote at least 30 minutes daily, about five days a week, to physical activity. (14 words)

Guess it depends on how much time and energy you want to devote to each holding. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

He mentions that he now wants to devote himself exclusively to solving his health problems, writing, and his family, who have lived in America for 10 years and whom he has not seen for 3 years. (36 words)

After the birth of her third child, Skyla, Ms Groombridge, a mother-of-three, took a break from her previous job in the care sector to devote more time to her children. (32 words)

During Christopher Priest's run on Slade Wilson/Deathstroke decided to turn over a new leaf and devote himself to justice, though the rest of DC's heroes weren't buying it. (32 words)

Question examples

Could you build a bird box, help plant a native hedgerow - or simply devote some time to organising a litter pick? (21 words)

Example sentences (20)

After the birth of her third child, Skyla, Ms Groombridge, a mother-of-three, took a break from her previous job in the care sector to devote more time to her children.

Anybody with the skills and talents to help Nigeria evolve would most likely either leave the country or devote their time and energy somewhere else.

Apostles devote their lives to full-time Church service, with significant administrative responsibilities in overseeing the operation and development of a global Church.

As a result, rural residents have to devote more money to repairing and replacing cars and trucks – so any jump in automotive inflation will hit them harder.

As you begin your search, you should also determine how much employee time and skill is available to devote to SEO projects.

But due to Michael being so focused on killing his bloodline, he may not devote the attention necessary to defeat Jason.

But the real reason for the delay is that the department, like too many other public agencies in Wisconsin, does not devote enough resources to handling record requests.

Could you build a bird box, help plant a native hedgerow - or simply devote some time to organising a litter pick?

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Devote at least 30 minutes daily, about five days a week, to physical activity.

During Christopher Priest's run on Slade Wilson/Deathstroke decided to turn over a new leaf and devote himself to justice, though the rest of DC's heroes weren't buying it.

Guess it depends on how much time and energy you want to devote to each holding.

He made contact with Esteban Ocon at Ste Devote while Fernando Alonso held up any potential late charge.

He mentions that he now wants to devote himself exclusively to solving his health problems, writing, and his family, who have lived in America for 10 years and whom he has not seen for 3 years.

He’s excited to have more time to devote to his family.

If the Washington Post can devote substantial resources to tracking all of former President Donald Trump’s “lies,” a California publication can document the government’s lack of transparency.

I just want to be left alone, so I can devote myself to the important business of living the hell out of life.

In an announcement on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) in October 2020, Goh resigned from his role as chairman of the group "to devote more time to his personal affairs".

It was Nicola who helped Meisha leave her television career and devote herself full-time to her faith.

I was interested in the idea of what it means to devote your life to your art.

Margaret juggles her job as a waste strategy technical officer with Inverclyde Council to devote two to three nights a week, and Sundays, to her beloved club.

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Common combinations with devote

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "devote" in a sentence?
An example: "After the birth of her third child, Skyla, Ms Groombridge, a mother-of-three, took a break from her previous job in the care sector to devote more time to her children." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "devote" from authentic English texts.
What does "devote" mean?
Devote means: to give one's time, focus one's efforts, commit oneself, etc. entirely for, on, or to a certain matter; to consecrate.
What are synonyms of "devote"?
Common synonyms of "devote" include: give, cerebrate, cogitate, think, pay, employ, apply, utilise. Plus 6 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "devote" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "devote", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.