adj
Meaning 1
Vowed; dedicated; consecrated.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
devoted
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Sound
Pronunciation
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adj
Meaning 2
Strongly emotionally attached; very fond of someone or something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Bob and Sara are devoted to their children.
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adj
Meaning 3
Zealous; characterized by devotion.
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adj
Meaning 4
Cursed; doomed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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verb
Meaning 5
simple past and past participle of devote
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
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adjective satellite
Meaning 6
zealous in devotion or affection
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a devoted husband and father
- devoted friends
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History
Etymology
From devote + -ed.
Across languages
Translations
51 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: посветен на (posveten na) — vowed; dedicated; consecrated
- Catalan: devot — vowed; dedicated; consecrated
- Chinese Mandarin: 誓言的 (shìyán de) — vowed; dedicated; consecrated
- Chinese Mandarin: 獻身的 /献身的 (xiànshēn de) — vowed; dedicated; consecrated
- Chinese Mandarin: 聖化的 /圣化的 (shènghuà de) — vowed; dedicated; consecrated
- Czech: oddaný — vowed; dedicated; consecrated
- Dutch: devoot — vowed; dedicated; consecrated
- Dutch: gewijd — vowed; dedicated; consecrated
- Dutch: toegewijd — vowed; dedicated; consecrated
- Finnish: kiintynyt — vowed; dedicated; consecrated
- Finnish: ihastunut — vowed; dedicated; consecrated
- French: voué — vowed; dedicated; consecrated
- Galician: devoto — vowed; dedicated; consecrated
- Hebrew: מסור (masur) — vowed; dedicated; consecrated
- Hindi: निष्ठावान (niṣṭhāvān) — vowed; dedicated; consecrated
- Italian: devoto — vowed; dedicated; consecrated
- Latin: dēvōtus — vowed; dedicated; consecrated
- Portuguese: devoto — vowed; dedicated; consecrated
- Russian: посвящённый (posvjaščónnyj) — vowed; dedicated; consecrated
- Spanish: devoto — vowed; dedicated; consecrated
- Chinese Mandarin: 深深喜愛的 /深深喜爱的 (shēnshēn xǐ'ài de) — strongly emotionally attached
- Dutch: toegewijd — strongly emotionally attached
- Dutch: devoot — strongly emotionally attached
- Dutch: verknocht — strongly emotionally attached
- Finnish: omistautunut — strongly emotionally attached
- Bulgarian: предан (predan) — zealous; characterized by devotion
- Bulgarian: верен (veren) — zealous; characterized by devotion
- Catalan: devot — zealous; characterized by devotion
- Chinese Mandarin: 熱誠的 /热诚的 (rèchéng de) — zealous; characterized by devotion
- Chinese Mandarin: 虔誠的 /虔诚的 (qiánchéng de) — zealous; characterized by devotion
- Chinese Mandarin: 投入的 (tóurù de) — zealous; characterized by devotion
- Czech: zasvěcený — zealous; characterized by devotion
- Danish: hengiven — zealous; characterized by devotion
- Dutch: devoot — zealous; characterized by devotion
- Dutch: vroom — zealous; characterized by devotion
- Dutch: naijverig — zealous; characterized by devotion
- Finnish: innokas — zealous; characterized by devotion
- Finnish: antaumuksellinen — zealous; characterized by devotion
- French: dévoué — zealous; characterized by devotion
- German: hingebungsvoll — zealous; characterized by devotion
- Hebrew: אדוק (adúk) — zealous; characterized by devotion
- Irish: díograiseach — zealous; characterized by devotion
- Irish: dúthrachtach — zealous; characterized by devotion
- Irish: práinneach — zealous; characterized by devotion
- Italian: zelante — zealous; characterized by devotion
- Latin: dēditus — zealous; characterized by devotion
- Portuguese: devoto — zealous; characterized by devotion
- Russian: пре́данный (prédannyj) — zealous; characterized by devotion
- Russian: ве́рный (vérnyj) — zealous; characterized by devotion
- Spanish: devoto — zealous; characterized by devotion
- Swedish: hängiven — zealous; characterized by devotion
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