donate

CEFRB2

/də(ʊ)ˈneɪt/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To give money, goods, or blood to help others.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    A surname from Spanish.

Examples

  • Let me donate what little money I have with me.

  • I went to donate blood today.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈdoʊˌneɪt/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To make a donation; to give away something of value to support or contribute towards a cause or for the benefit of another.

More examples

In context

  • He donated an etching from his own collection to the new art gallery.

  • She donates 100 dollars to Red Cross every year.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

Please blank some money to the local charity fund for children.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

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”).