donate
verb (used with object)
to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause.
donates
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present tense formof donate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Others she donates or sells, including recently getting £30 for a men's Barbour jacket.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
If he donates shares, he avoids that bill.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
A living-donor kidney transplant is when a healthy living person donates their kidney.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
During the year, Bet365 donated £130m to the Denise Coates Foundation, which donates to charities covering education, arts and culture and health.
From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2025
“I read them in the hospital sometimes, when there’s nothing else. It’s so dumb. They think all kids read comics, so they have them in the ward. Somebody donates them.”
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
