(donate)

  • 11donate — ☆ donate [dō′nāt΄, dō nāt′ ] vt., vi. donated, donating [back form. < DONATION] to give, esp. to some philanthropic or religious cause; contribute SYN. GIVE donator [dō′nāt΄ər, dō nāt′ər] n …

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  • 12donate */ — UK [dəʊˈneɪt] / US [ˈdoʊˌneɪt] verb Word forms donate : present tense I/you/we/they donate he/she/it donates present participle donating past tense donated past participle donated 1) [intransitive/transitive] to give something such as money or… …

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  • 13donate — do|nate [ dou,neıt ] verb * 1. ) intransitive or transitive to give something such as money or goods to an organization, especially to a school, hospital, political party, or CHARITY: The center was bought with money donated by former Beatle,… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 14donate — [[t]doʊne͟ɪt[/t]] donates, donating, donated 1) VERB If you donate something to a charity or other organization, you give it to them. [V n to n] He frequently donates large sums to charity... [V n] Others donated secondhand clothes... [V n] The… …

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  • 15donate — donator, n. /doh nayt, doh nayt /, v., donated, donating. v.t. 1. to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause: to donate used clothes to the Salvation Army. v.i. 2. to make a gift, grant, or… …

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  • 16donate — verb Donate is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑benefactor, ↑donor Donate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑blood, ↑collection, ↑egg, ↑embryo, ↑money, ↑organ, ↑painting, ↑proceeds, ↑ …

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  • 17donate — 01. He [donates] blood to the Red Cross at least twice a year. 02. We should clean out the storage room, and [donate] a bunch of stuff to the Salvation Army. 03. An anonymous [donor] has contributed over $100,000 to our campaign to clean up the… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 18donate — do|nate [dəuˈneıt US ˈdouneıt] v [I and T] 1.) to give something, especially money, to a person or an organization in order to help them donate sth to sb/sth ▪ Last year he donated $1,000 to cancer research. 2.) to allow some blood or a body… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 19donate — verb (I, T) 1 to give something, especially money, to a person or an organization in order to help them: donate sth to sb/sth: Last year he donated $1,000 to cancer research. 2 donate blood to allow some blood to be removed from your body so that …

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  • 20donate — See donate, give …

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