donate
verb/dəʊˈneɪt/
/ˈdəʊneɪt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they donate | /dəʊˈneɪt/ /ˈdəʊneɪt/ |
| he / she / it donates | /dəʊˈneɪts/ /ˈdəʊneɪts/ |
| past simple donated | /dəʊˈneɪtɪd/ /ˈdəʊneɪtɪd/ |
| past participle donated | /dəʊˈneɪtɪd/ /ˈdəʊneɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form donating | /dəʊˈneɪtɪŋ/ /ˈdəʊneɪtɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] to give money, food, clothes, etc. to somebody/something, especially a charity
- donate something to somebody/something He donated thousands of pounds to charity.
- donate to somebody/something People wishing to donate to the appeal can buy a poppy from today until November 11.
- donate something The organization suggests ways to help besides donating money.
- an auction of pieces donated by the artists themselves
- donate something for something I would like to thank our sponsors, The Woodworks, for donating the prizes for this competition.
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- to allow doctors to remove blood, a body organ, etc. in order to help somebody who needs it
- donate something I've been donating blood regularly for a few years now.
- to donate organs/sperm/eggs
- All donated blood is tested for HIV and other infections.
- donate something to somebody He donated a kidney to his mother.
Word Originlate 18th cent.: back-formation from donation.
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