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(doʊneɪt)

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense donates, present participle donating, past tense, past participle donated

1. verb

If you donate something to a charity or other organization, you give it to them.

He frequently donates large sums to charity. [VERB noun + to]

Others donated secondhand clothes. [VERB noun]

Synonyms: give, present, contribute, grant More Synonyms of donate

donation (doʊneɪʃən) uncountable noun

...the donation of his collection to the art gallery. [+ of]

2. verb

If you donate your blood or a part of your body, you allow doctors to use it to help someone who is ill.

...people who are willing to donate their organs for use after death. [VERB noun]

All donated blood is screened for HIV. [VERB-ed]

donation uncountable noun

...measures aimed at encouraging organ donation.

donate in British English

(dəʊˈneɪt)

verb

to give (money, time, etc), esp to a charity

Derived forms

donator (doˈnator)

noun

donate in American English

(ˈdoʊˌneɪt; doʊˈneɪt)

verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈdoˌnated or ˈdoˌnating

to give, esp. to some philanthropic or religious cause; contribute

SIMILAR WORDS: give

Derived forms

donator (ˈdoˌnator) (ˈdoʊˌneɪtər; doʊˈneɪtər)

noun

Word origin

back-form. < donation

Examples of 'donate' in a sentence
donate

Last year she had attempted to persuade Erwin to donate a few hours of his services as a prize.D. "I think we'd better donate them to Mrs. Devine; she has to render this flat habitable for the next tenant.

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British English: donate /dəʊˈneɪt/ VERB

If you donate something to a charity or other organization, you give it to them.

They donated second-hand clothes.

American English: donate
Arabic: يَتَبَرَّعُ
Brazilian Portuguese: doar
Chinese: 捐赠
Croatian: donirati
Czech: darovat
Danish: donere
Dutch: doneren
European Spanish: donar
Finnish: lahjoittaa
French: faire don de
German: spenden stiften
Greek: δωρίζω
Italian: donare
Japanese: 寄付する
Korean: 기증하다
Norwegian: donere
Polish: obdarować
European Portuguese: doar
Romanian: a dona
Russian: дарить
Latin American Spanish: donar
Swedish: donera
Thai: บริจาค
Turkish: bağışlamak
Ukrainian: жертвувати
Vietnamese: quyên góp

Chinese translation of 'donate'

donate

(dəˈneɪt)

vt

to donate (to sb) [money, clothes] 捐赠(贈)(给(給)某人) (juānzèng (gěi mǒurén))
[blood, organs] 捐献(獻) (juānxiàn)

(verb) in the sense of give

Definition

to give (something) to a charity or other organization

He frequently donates large sums to charity.

Synonyms

give

This recipe was given to me years ago.

They still give to charity despite hard economic times.

present

The queen presented the prizes to the winning captain.

contribute

They say they would like to contribute more to charity.

grant

France has agreed to grant him political asylum.

commit

The government have committed billions of pounds to the programme.

gift

hand out

endow

The ambassador has endowed a public-service fellowship programme.

chip in (informal)

We'll all chip in for the petrol and food.

bestow

The Queen has bestowed a knighthood on him.

entrust

impart

She managed to impart great elegance to the dress she wore.

bequeath

He bequeathed all his silver to his children.

make a gift of

Additional synonyms

in the sense of bequeath

Definition

to dispose of (property) as in a will

He bequeathed all his silver to his children.

Synonyms

leave,

will,

give,

grant,

commit,

transmit,

hand down,

endow,

bestow,

entrust,

leave to by will

in the sense of bestow

Definition

to present (a gift) or confer (an honour)

The Queen has bestowed a knighthood on him.

Synonyms

present,

give,

accord,

award,

grant,

commit,

hand out,

lavish,

confer,

endow,

entrust,

impart,

allot,

honour with,

apportion

in the sense of chip in

We'll all chip in for the petrol and food.

Synonyms

contribute,

pay,

donate,

subscribe,

go Dutch (informal)

Synonyms of 'donate'

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单词	donate
释义	Trends of donate View usage for: donate (doʊneɪt) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense donates, present participle donating, past tense, past participle donated 1. verb If you donate something to a charity or other organization, you give it to them. He frequently donates large sums to charity. [VERB noun + to] Others donated secondhand clothes. [VERB noun] Synonyms: give, present, contribute, grant More Synonyms of donate donation (doʊneɪʃən) uncountable noun ...the donation of his collection to the art gallery. [+ of] 2. verb If you donate your blood or a part of your body, you allow doctors to use it to help someone who is ill. ...people who are willing to donate their organs for use after death. [VERB noun] All donated blood is screened for HIV. [VERB-ed] donation uncountable noun ...measures aimed at encouraging organ donation. donate in British English (dəʊˈneɪt) verb to give (money, time, etc), esp to a charity Derived forms donator (doˈnator) noun donate in American English (ˈdoʊˌneɪt; doʊˈneɪt) US verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈdoˌnated or ˈdoˌnating to give, esp. to some philanthropic or religious cause; contribute SIMILAR WORDS: give Derived forms donator (ˈdoˌnator) (ˈdoʊˌneɪtər; doʊˈneɪtər) noun Word origin back-form. < donation Examples of 'donate' in a sentence donate Last year she had attempted to persuade Erwin to donate a few hours of his services as a prize. Clive Barker EVERVILLE (2001) D. "I think we'd better donate them to Mrs. Devine; she has to render this flat habitable for the next tenant. Colleen McCullough THE THORN BIRDS (2001) In other languages donate British English: donate /dəʊˈneɪt/ VERB If you donate something to a charity or other organization, you give it to them. They donated second-hand clothes. American English: donate Arabic: يَتَبَرَّعُ Brazilian Portuguese: doar Chinese: 捐赠 Croatian: donirati Czech: darovat Danish: donere Dutch: doneren European Spanish: donar Finnish: lahjoittaa French: faire don de German: spenden stiften Greek: δωρίζω Italian: donare Japanese: 寄付する Korean: 기증하다 Norwegian: donere Polish: obdarować European Portuguese: doar Romanian: a dona Russian: дарить Latin American Spanish: donar Swedish: donera Thai: บริจาค Turkish: bağışlamak Ukrainian: жертвувати Vietnamese: quyên góp Chinese translation of 'donate' donate (dəˈneɪt) vt to donate (to sb) [money, clothes] 捐赠(贈)(给(給)某人) (juānzèng (gěi mǒurén)) [blood, organs] 捐献(獻) (juānxiàn) (verb) in the sense of give Definition to give (something) to a charity or other organization He frequently donates large sums to charity. Synonyms give This recipe was given to me years ago. They still give to charity despite hard economic times. present The queen presented the prizes to the winning captain. contribute They say they would like to contribute more to charity. grant France has agreed to grant him political asylum. commit The government have committed billions of pounds to the programme. gift hand out subscribe endow The ambassador has endowed a public-service fellowship programme. chip in (informal) We'll all chip in for the petrol and food. bestow The Queen has bestowed a knighthood on him. entrust impart She managed to impart great elegance to the dress she wore. bequeath He bequeathed all his silver to his children. make a gift of Additional synonyms in the sense of bequeath Definition to dispose of (property) as in a will He bequeathed all his silver to his children. Synonyms leave, will, give, grant, commit, transmit, hand down, endow, bestow, entrust, leave to by will in the sense of bestow Definition to present (a gift) or confer (an honour) The Queen has bestowed a knighthood on him. Synonyms present, give, accord, award, grant, commit, hand out, lavish, confer, endow, entrust, impart, allot, honour with, apportion in the sense of chip in We'll all chip in for the petrol and food. Synonyms contribute, pay, donate, subscribe, go Dutch (informal) Synonyms of 'donate' donate Explore 'donate' in the dictionary
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