Learn the difference between dedicated to doing and dedicated to do, and see examples of correct and incorrect usage. Find out how to use dedicated as an adjective or a verb, and what prepositions to use with it.
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Learn the difference between dedicated to doing and dedicated to do, and see examples of correct and incorrect usage. Find out how to use dedicated as an adjective or a verb, and what prepositions to use with it.
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**Common Expressions**: Phrases like *"dedicated to doing"* are very common and sound natural in English. For instance, *"He is dedicated to doing his best"* is a typical sentence [7 ]. In summary, use **"dedicated to doing"** when describing someone's commitment to an activity.
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I understand that the verb requires the preposition "to": to dedicate something to someone.However, as a parent of a 3-year-old, I can't help but notice that a number of children's books feature the "for" dedication (without the word "dedicated"), such as: "For my niece, Elizabeth."
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It looks like I was not doing it so wrong after all! Istriano Senior Member. Português Mar 20, 2011 #7 Dedicated to maintain can be interpreted as a contraction of dedicated in order to maintain, while dedicated to maintaining has only one interpretation. E. esthertb New Member. Spanish - Spain Mar 20, 2011 #8 ...
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DEDICATION TO SOMETHING/DOING SOMETHING definition: 1. the willingness to give a lot of time and energy to something because it is important: 2. the…. Learn more.
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I do not think that the verb 'dedicate' can be used with 'for' under any circumstance. One must use 'to' with the verb 'dedicate' because there must logically be a recipient of whatever is dedicated as in: "He dedicated his life to fighting crime." One could add a 'for' clause into the sentence to clarify the reason for the dedication, but there must still be a 'to' in order to signify the ...
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I want to make up two examples with the verb, to dedicate. (1) There is a room dedicated to/for a computer lab. (2) This course is dedicated to/for the study of atomic physics. Dictionaries say that dedicate is always followed by to.However, some people say that it depends on what you are talking about.
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For example, "He dedicated himself to doing his best on the project." Exact (1) Fellow user Julia Graham, who runs a translation services agency, agrees: "With features that let me reconcile money in and out by linking to my bank account, and that let me convert estimates to invoices in one click, I have more time to dedicate to doing my job".
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Synonym for "to be committed to doing something (or commit oneself to doing something)" @hirofumi: Commitment is the promise. Dedication is the act of keeping the promise. Devotion is liking or wanting someone or something so much that you try really hard towards it. But they're all very similar.|@hirofumi: In that case I would say people mostly use dedicated.
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I am committed to doing something. I am committed to learning English. I am committed to playing tennis every week. We don't normally use "doing" after "devote". I'm devoted to my husband. I'm devoted to my dog. However, we might use verb+ing after it: I'm devoted to acting. Remember, you can also "devote time" to something.
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