dedicate
verb (used with object)
to set apart and consecrate to a deity or to a sacred purpose.
am dedicating
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present progressiveof dedicate (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“I am dedicating all my experience and history to democratizing this country,” he said.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 9, 2023
“I am dedicating the rest of my life to fixing this problem. Our city is crying out for help as our most marginalized and forgotten are dying in the street.”
From Washington Post ● Sep. 2, 2022
I am dedicating the rest of my professional life to this task.
From New York Times ● Mar. 2, 2019
"Being a diligent person with my own craftsmanship, I really relate to it. "It's like, 'The rest of the world be damned, I am dedicating myself to giving everything I can in the moment.'
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2016
I am dedicating my leisure hours to Endymion.
From Some Diversions of a Man of Letters by Edmund Gosse
