donatedo‧nate /dəʊˈneɪt $ ˈdoʊneɪt/ ●●○ verb [intransitive, transitive] 
Last year he donated $1,000 to cancer research.► see thesaurus at give2to allow some blood or a body organ to be removed from your body so that it can be used in a hospital to help someone who is ill or injured: people who volunteer to donate blood
VERB TABLE
donate
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | donate |
| he, she, it | donates | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | donated |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have donated |
| he, she, it | has donated | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had donated |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will donate |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have donated |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am donating |
| he, she, it | is donating | |
| you, we, they | are donating | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was donating |
| you, we, they | were donating | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been donating |
| he, she, it | has been donating | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been donating |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be donating |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been donating |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- The books were donated by a local publishing company.
- The concert organizers say they will donate all profits to charity.
- All council members donate their time, and the district being evaluated pays for travel, lodging, and food.
- Any spare cash he preferred to donate to more worthy causes.
- He suggested they donate a percentage of their revenue to the cause.
- Motorists wishing to donate their points to the team are asked to contact Team Manager Ian Janes.
- Proceeds are donated to the United Way.
- The final flight to Jersey was donated by Jersey Air.
- The money has been donated to Mason's sponger Ann Dyche who has been diagnosed as having cancer.
- The Republican Party has donated $ 350, 000 in cash and support for the initiative.
THESAURUS
to let someone have something, without expecting to be paid for it: · He was always giving me gifts.· They gave a free drink to all their customers.
to give money to an organization that helps people or protects something, or to give your blood or part of your body to save someone’s life: · The company donates 1 per cent of its profits to charity.· 70% of people wanted to donate their organs after death.
to officially give money or a prize to someone: · She was awarded a million dollars in damages.· Hollywood awarded him an Oscar for his performance.
to formally or officially give something to someone by putting it in their hands, especially at a formal ceremony: · They presented her with a bouquet of flowers.
(also bequeath formal) to officially arrange for someone to have something that you own after your death: · He left most of his property to his wife.
formal to give someone a lot of something, especially praise, attention, or gifts: · After his team won, the press lavished him with praise.
formal to give someone an honour, a university degree, or the right or power to do something: · the powers conferred on him by Parliament· the highest honor that her country could confer on her
formal to give someone something to show how much they are respected, for example an honour, a title, or a gift – a very formal use: · He was also bestowed the title of ‘Cultural Ambassador of Grenada’.
Longman Language Activatorto give money, food etc in order to help people to give money to an organization that will use it to help people who are poor, sick, in trouble etc: · The British give animal welfare organizations over £200 million per year.· Please give generously, these children need your help.· We would be grateful for any donation that you are prepared to give.give something to somebody: · Local people have given over $100,000 to our Help a Child appeal.give to: · About a quarter of Britons regularly give to charity.
to give money, or something useful or valuable, in order to help people - use this especially about things that are given by companies or organizations: · The books were donated by a local publishing company.donate something to something: · The concert organizers say they will donate all profits to charity.
to give an amount of money to an organization that will use it to help people: · We're collecting money to build a hostel for homeless people - would you like to make a donation?make a donation to: · The company made several large donations to charities.
if something such as a sum of money goes to someone, especially to a group of people who are poor, hungry, sick etc, it is given to them: · All the money raised will go to local charities.
an organization that collects money or goods from people who give them, and uses them to help people who need help: · Elton John has campaigned for a number of AIDS charities.give/donate something to charity: · The corporation has donated nearly $70 million to children's charities over the past 17 years.· Clear out all the clothes you never wear, and give them to charity.go to charity: · All profits from the show will go to charity.do something for charity: · They aim to walk 30 miles for charity.a charity ball/lunch/concert etc (=an event organized to make money for charity): · Porter spent his retirement years organizing charity golf tournaments throughout the United States.
a person, organization, or country that gives something, especially money, to another organization or country so that they can use it to help other people: · Money for the new health centre has come mostly from private donors.· Some donor countries have criticized the way in which their aid is being distributed.
someone who gives blood or a part of their body so that it can be used in the medical treatment of someone else: · The patient needs a liver transplant, and the search has begun for a suitable donor.· Unless more blood donors come forward, it may be necessary to cancel some operations.
someone who gives something, especially a large amount of money, to an organization or institution such as a school, hospital or library: · Getty had been the museum's chief benefactor.· The painting was bought by an anonymous benefactor, and donated to the Museum of Modern Art.
a rich person who gives a lot of money to help poorer people: · In Victorian times, factory owners were often also philanthropists.· the millionaire philanthropist, Graham Paulo
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Last year he donated $1,000 to cancer research.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1to give something, especially money, to a person or an organization in order to help themdonate something to somebody/something Last year he donated $1,000 to cancer research. (=provide blood from your body for the medical treatment of other people)· The Health Service is asking for more people to donate blood.
(=give something to charity)· She sold all her jewellery and donated the money to charity.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· She generously donated a seat in the memory of our late and much loved Chancellor, Sir Monty Finniston.· Empress Adelaide founded monasteries, convents, and donated generously to the needy.
NOUN· Since 1998, white blood cells have been removed from donated blood.· Another theory for her longevity: that the person who donated the tainted blood may have been relatively healthy, Wara said.· Each person who volunteers to donate blood goes through several screening steps before getting stuck with a needle.· Oh yeah, and he donates blood to the Red Cross.· Each is paid $ 40 to give an hourlong interview and donate two vials of blood.· Persons who have engaged in homosexual activities or have shot street drugs within the last 10 years should never donate blood.· Blood transfusions would transmit syphilis, except that blood-screening programs test all donated blood for evidence of the disease.
· But to win your case you have to promise to donate your winnings to charity. 9.· At least 20 percent of the money raised at Charity Racing Days must be donated to charities associated with horse racing.· Imagine a millionaire who has decided to donate to a charity.· He can refund the money or donate it to charity.· He donated the fee to charity.· You can donate them to charity.· Employees who donate up to £480 to charity through their pay at work will receive tax relief.· I will now donate the money to charity.
· She asked them to donate a collection of drawings, watercolours and sketches as well as etchings, lino prints and engravings on metal.· Some may donate their carefully assembled collections to the museums.· It was founded in 1884 when General Pitt Rivers, an amateur anthropologist, donated his collection to the university.· A tailor by trade, Doucet donated his outstanding collection to the University of Paris early this century.
· Of course barely three years later the company rescinded and donated the land to the town.· All told, companies donated nearly half of the $ 24 million budget for the convention.
· Ryder said 10 percent of that fee will be donated to Food Link, a charity that supplies soup kitchens.· Donations are rounded up each night for food, and local church groups often donate food.
· Erma Bombeck touched so many lives that scores of readers offered to donate kidneys to replace her failing organs.
· A few months later, Rosenwald donated another $ 1 million, followed by another $ 1 million in 1917.· Texaco donated one million dollars, and put their staff members to work on tree planting as well.
· The money has been donated to Mason's sponger Ann Dyche who has been diagnosed as having cancer.· Some of the money was donated by corporations, which have been barred for a century from campaign finance.· Even so the sum of money Minton had donated was so large that drinkers had to be brought in from the street.· He can refund the money or donate it to charity.· Matthew raised over £1,1OO in sponsorship money, which he donated to the Multiple Sclerosis Society.· Soft money refers to funds donated by individuals and corporations directly to parties.
· After that-barring any snags that may crop up in the meantime-it will be donated to the museum.· The collection was donated to the museum in 1973.
· Will doctors give up trying to save me if they know I want to donate my organs?· In reality, there is a great shortage of donated organs, but organ donation is a careful, well-documented medical procedure.· Despite heightened public awareness in the last decade, the need for donated organs still far exceeds the supply.· Many are eager to donate organs to help save other lives.
· Central Council is very grateful to all those who donated prizes or sold tickets to help reach this excellent result.· Everyone around had donated whatever prize he could.
· Maybe the community could donate services.· One of her drivers donated his services, Means said.
VERB· She asked them to donate a collection of drawings, watercolours and sketches as well as etchings, lino prints and engravings on metal.· Committee members were asked to donate baking. 4.· The donor will then be asked to donate bone marrow.· Members are asked to consider donating any suitable material they have to the Society.
· Erma Bombeck touched so many lives that scores of readers offered to donate kidneys to replace her failing organs.
· A conservation easement can be sold or donated, with a tax break based on its value.· Lawrence sold everything and donated the money to the poor.
Last year he donated $1,000 to cancer research.► see thesaurus at give2to allow some blood or a body organ to be removed from your body so that it can be used in a hospital to help someone who is ill or injured: people who volunteer to donate blood