devote - use in sentences

Preposition: about

  • hour: An average student expecting an average grade is assumed to devote about 120 hours to each module.

Object

  • section: There are whole sections devoted to our younger readers.
  • website: There is also an English language website devoted to her.
  • magazine: In the last place I stayed there were some magazines devoted to the Pyrenees.
  • attention: This is an area we would like to devote more attention to in the future.

Adjective complement

  • most: He said he was a barrister, who now devoted most of his time to helping businesses with cash-flow problems.

Noun phrase with adjective complement

  • necessary: Without such recognition, it may be difficult to persuade key scientists to devote the time necessary to undertake peer review efficiently and effectively.

Modifying Another Word

  • solely: A Dedicated Server provides an exclusive server or servers devoted solely to your web site.
  • entirely: The second half of the course was devoted entirely to the dissertation.
  • passionately: It was easy to see that she was passionately devoted both to her husband and to her little son.
  • specifically: There will also be a session devoted specifically to the archives of religious congregations.
  • primarily: It is primarily devoted to tips and suggestions for games, but also has some reflection on the hobby itself.

Adjective complement

  • less: For ( A ) too administration is the area of activity to which she devotes less of her time.
  • more: The public commendation that he received only drove him to devote more of his energies to the cause he served.

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