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  • 1 devote

    v. ägna
    * * *
    [di'vəut]
    ((with to) to give up wholly to or use entirely for: She devotes her life to music.) ägna
    - devotee
    - devotion

    English-Swedish dictionary > devote

  • 2 devote one's life to

    ägna sitt liv åt

    English-Swedish dictionary > devote one's life to

  • 3 devote oneself to

    ägna sig åt, hänge sig åt

    English-Swedish dictionary > devote oneself to

  • 4 dedicate

    v. tillägna
    * * *
    ['dedikeit]
    1) (to give up wholly to; to devote to: He dedicated his life to good works.) ägna, viga
    2) (to set apart, especially for a holy or sacred purpose: He decided to dedicate a chapel to his wife's memory.) inviga, öppna
    3) ((of an author etc) to state that (a book etc) is in honour of someone: He dedicated the book to his father; She dedicated that song to her friend.) tillägna, dedicera
    - dedication

    English-Swedish dictionary > dedicate

  • 5 energy

    n. energi; kraft
    * * *
    ['enə‹i]
    plural - energies; noun
    1) (the ability to act, or the habit of acting, strongly and vigorously: He has amazing energy for his age; That child has too much energy; I must devote my energies to gardening today.) energi
    2) (the power, eg of electricity, of doing work: electrical energy; nuclear energy.) energi, kraft
    - energetically

    English-Swedish dictionary > energy

  • 6 give up

    ge upp; tröttna
    * * *
    1) (to stop, abandon: I must give up smoking; They gave up the search.) sluta, upphöra
    2) (to stop using etc: You'll have to give up cigarettes; I won't give up all my hobbies for you.) sluta med
    3) (to hand over (eg oneself or something that one has) to someone else.) överlämna sig, lämna ifrån sig
    4) (to devote (time etc) to doing something: He gave up all his time to gardening.) ägna, anslå
    5) ((often with as or for) to consider (a person, thing etc) to be: You took so long to arrive that we had almost given you up (for lost).) ge upp hoppet om, anse förlorad

    English-Swedish dictionary > give up

  • 7 hermit

    n. eremit
    * * *
    ['hə:mit]
    (a person who lives alone, especially to devote himself to religion.) eremit
    - hermit crab

    English-Swedish dictionary > hermit

См. также в других словарях:

  • devote — 1 Devote, dedicate, consecrate, hallow mean to set apart something or less often someone for a particular use or end. Devote often implies a giving up or setting apart because of motives almost as impelling as those that demand a vow {devotes her …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Devote — De*vote , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Devoted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Devoting}.] [L. devotus, p. p. of devovere; de + vovere to vow. See {Vow}, and cf. {Devout}, {Devow}.] 1. To appropriate by vow; to set apart or dedicate by a solemn act; to consecrate;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • devote — I verb allot, apply, apportion, appropriate, assign, attend, be absorbed in, be attentive, be engrossed in, concentrate, concern, consecrare, consecrate, contemplate, dedere, dedicate, devovere, direct attention, focus, give attention, heed,… …   Law dictionary

  • devote — [di vōt′] vt. devoted, devoting [< L devotus, pp. of devovere, to dedicate by vow < de , from + vovere, to vow: see VOTE] 1. to set apart for a special use or service; dedicate 2. to give up (oneself or one s time, energy, etc.) to some… …   English World dictionary

  • devote — ► VERB (devote to) ▪ give (time or resources) to. ORIGIN originally in the sense «dedicate formally, consecrate»: from Latin devovere consecrate …   English terms dictionary

  • Devote — De*vote , a. [L. devotus, p. p.] Devoted; addicted; devout. [Obs.] Milton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Devote — De*vote , n. A devotee. [Obs.] Sir E. Sandys. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • devote attention to — index consider, observe (watch) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • devote oneself — index adhere (maintain loyalty) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • devote oneself to — index address (direct attention to), concern (care), discharge (perform), labor, peruse, ply …   Law dictionary

  • devote thought to — index ponder Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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