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donate

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈdoʊˌneɪt/ · UK /dəʊˈneɪt/

Forms: donating, donated

donate means: To give money, goods, blood, or part of your body to help others.

verb

GIVE TO HELPB1

To give money, goods, blood, or part of your body to help others.

  • Please donate your old clothes.
  • He donated blood at the hospital.
  • They donated money to a children’s charity.

How to use it: donate something to someone/something (We donated books to the school.); donate to something (She donates to several charities.)

Similar words: give, contribute

Common phrases: donate to something, donate blood, donate something to someone

Questions about donate

What does donate mean?

To give money, goods, blood, or part of your body to help others.

What is donate in other languages?

Türkçe: bağışlamak · Español: donar · Français: donner · Deutsch: spenden · Italiano: donare · 日本語: 寄付する

How do you pronounce donate?

In American English /ˈdoʊˌneɪt/; in British English /dəʊˈneɪt/.

How do you use donate in a sentence?

Please donate your old clothes. He donated blood at the hospital.

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