devote
verb (used with object)
to give up or appropriate to or concentrate on a particular pursuit, occupation, purpose, cause, etc..
are devoting
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present progressiveof devote.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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In response, studios that used to obsess over franchise management are devoting more energy to signing the most promising filmmakers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
The Facebook and Asana co-founder Dustin Moskovitz and his wife, Cari Tuna, have said they are devoting much of their fortune to effective-altruist causes.
From New York Times ● Nov. 13, 2022
Investors across asset classes are devoting considerable thought to the pace and timing of interest rate hikes by central banks across the world.
From Reuters ● Feb. 9, 2022
Of course, it’s easier to do that when defenses are devoting most of their resources to stopping the pass.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 6, 2021
Professional theatre folk and amateurs especially are devoting zestful energy both to the writing and to the producing of this shorter form of drama.
From Contemporary One-Act Plays by Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew)
