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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"Additionally, some trade unions are devoting energy to local consultations to mitigate the impact on those colleagues in detriment – focussing on providing specific solutions."
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
“They are devoting resources to rebuilding those facilities, and they could get there again.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 25, 2025
That world leaders are devoting time to the war in their three-minute speeches has boosted the spirits of the Ukrainian delegation, he said.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 9, 2022
Some are devoting themselves to funding research for breast cancer, while others are now paying more attention to stage 4 patients – or at least moving in that direction.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2022
He has organized the Catholic forces in this neighborhood, and all are devoting themselves to hard work assiduously.
From The Johnstown Horror!!! or, Valley of Death, being A Complete and Thrilling Account of the Awful Floods and Their Appalling Ruin by James Herbert Walker
