devoted
verbadjectivecommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//dɪˈvəʊtəd//
Vowed; dedicated; consecrated.
verb
- 1
Also a form of devotesimple past and past participle of devote
Etymology
From devote + -ed.
adjective
- 1
Vowed; dedicated; consecrated.
- 2
Strongly emotionally attached; very fond of someone or something.
Bob and Sara are devoted to their children.
- 3
Zealous; characterized by devotion.
- 4
obsoleteCursed; doomed.
The attendance of that brother was now become like the attendance of a demon on some devoted being that had sold himself to destruction […]
The feelings of the crew now burst forth in the most extravagant transports. They had recently considered themselves devoted men, hurrying forwards to destruction; they now looked upon themselves as favorites of fortune, and gave themselves up to the most unbounded joy.
Forms
- comparative
- more devoted
- superlative
- most devoted