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1 give up
1) (to stop, abandon: I must give up smoking; They gave up the search.) mesti, liautis2) (to stop using etc: You'll have to give up cigarettes; I won't give up all my hobbies for you.) mesti, atsisakyti3) (to hand over (eg oneself or something that one has) to someone else.) pasiduoti, atiduoti4) (to devote (time etc) to doing something: He gave up all his time to gardening.) (pa)skirti5) ((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).) laikyti ką dingusiu
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devote — verb 1 devote time/effort/money etc to to use your time, effort etc in order to do something or help something be successful: I m devoting all my time and energy to being a mom right now. 2 devote yourself to to do everything you can to achieve… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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 — [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 to — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms devote to : present tense I/you/we/they devote to he/she/it devotes to present participle devoting to past tense devoted to past participle devoted to 1) to spend a lot of time or effort doing something He s… … English dictionary
devote — 01. My mother [devoted] her entire adult life to raising her four children. 02. He [devotes] too much time to his job; he should spend more time with his family. 03. My grandfather was very [devoted] to my grandmother, and missed her enormously… … Grammatical examples in English
devote — de|vote [dıˈvəut US ˈvout] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: devotus, past participle of devovere, from vovere to promise ] 1.) to use all or most of your time, effort etc in order to do something or help someone = ↑dedicate devote your… … Dictionary of contemporary English
devote — [[t]dɪvo͟ʊt[/t]] devotes, devoting, devoted 1) VERB If you devote yourself, your time, or your energy to something, you spend all or most of your time or energy on it. [V n to n/ ing] He decided to devote the rest of his life to scientific… … English dictionary
devote — v. 1) to devote oneself completely, entirely 2) (D; refl., tr.) to devote to (he devoted himself to his work; we must devote a lot of time to this project) * * * [dɪ vəʊt] entirely to devote oneself completely (D; refl., tr.) to devote to (he… … Combinatory dictionary
devote — de|vote [ dı vout ] verb ** de vote to phrasal verb transitive 1. ) to spend a lot of time or effort doing something: DEDICATE: He s devoted most of his time to his painting. devote yourself to something: Few people are able to devote themselves… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
devote — /di voht /, v.t., devoted, devoting. 1. to give up or appropriate to or concentrate on a particular pursuit, occupation, purpose, cause, etc.: to devote one s time to reading. 2. to appropriate by or as if by a vow; set apart or dedicate by a… … Universalium
