donate
Verbhäufig in Dialogen
- Vereinigtes Königreich//də(ʊ)ˈneɪt//
- Vereinigte Staaten//ˈdoʊˌneɪt//
To make a donation; to give away something of value to support or contribute towards a cause or for the benefit of another.
Verb
- 1
To make a donation; to give away something of value to support or contribute towards a cause or for the benefit of another.
She donates 100 dollars to Red Cross every year.
He donated an etching from his own collection to the new art gallery.
Herkunft
Circa 1845, back-formation from donation on the basis of -ate (verb-forming suffix), chiefly found in American English. Ultimately from Latin dōnāre (“to give”).
Formen
- Präteritum
- donated
- Partizip II
- donated
- Partizip I
- donating
- 3. Person Singular
- donates
donate · To make a donation; to give away something of value to support or contribute towards a cause or for the benefit of another.
Donate · A surname from Spanish.donated · Having been given freely rather than purchased.Donatello · An Italian Renaissance painter.