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{
"term": "donate",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b1",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "donate",
"heSheIt": "donates"
},
"pastSimple": "donated",
"pastParticiple": "donated",
"ingForm": "donating"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to give money, food, clothes, etc. to somebody/something, especially a charity",
"sensetop": "donate something to somebody/somethingdonate to somebody/somethingdonate somethingdonate something for something",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "He **donated** thousands of pounds **to charity**.",
"contextForm": "donate something to somebody/something"
},
{
"text": "People wishing to donate to the appeal can buy a poppy from today until November 11.",
"contextForm": "donate to somebody/something"
},
{
"text": "The organization suggests ways to help besides **donating money**.",
"contextForm": "donate something"
},
{
"text": "an auction of pieces donated by the artists themselves"
},
{
"text": "I would like to thank our sponsors, The Woodworks, for donating the prizes for this competition.",
"contextForm": "donate something for something"
}
],
"topics": ["Money", "Social issues"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to allow doctors to remove blood, a body organ, etc. in order to help somebody who needs it",
"sensetop": "donate somethingdonate something to somebody",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "I've been **donating blood** regularly for a few years now.",
"contextForm": "donate something"
},
{
"text": "to donate organs/sperm/eggs"
},
{
"text": "All donated blood is tested for HIV and other infections."
},
{
"text": "He donated a kidney to his mother.",
"contextForm": "donate something to somebody"
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/dəʊˈneɪt/",
"audio": "do/donate/donate__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/dəʊˈneɪts/",
"audio": "do/donate/donates__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/dəʊˈneɪtɪd/",
"audio": "do/donate/donated__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/dəʊˈneɪtɪŋ/",
"audio": "do/donate/donating__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈdəʊneɪt/",
"audio": "do/donate/donate__us_1_rr.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈdəʊneɪts/",
"audio": "do/donate/donates__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈdəʊneɪtɪd/",
"audio": "do/donate/donated__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈdəʊneɪtɪŋ/",
"audio": "do/donate/donating__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late 18th cent.: back-formation from donation."
}