donate
verb (used with object)
to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause.
donated
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past participleof donate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof donate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
donateverb (used with object)to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause.
Example Sentences
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Re-Oak California needs donated acorns, volunteer planters and propagators, and money — especially if Crouch is to reach his dream goal of planting 20,000 trees a year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
In June, Comcast donated $5,000 to Kobach, the Kansas attorney general.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Clothes have been donated for the family, while the children have received tablets.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
In a study published in Cell Reports Medicine, the scientists describe a scalable method for making consistent batches of cancer-targeting T cells from blood stem cells obtained from donated cord blood.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
T. Arnold Hill led the Urban League’s efforts to help, conducting a food survey and setting up a food station to distribute donated groceries.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
