dedicated

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛdɪkeɪtəd/

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Adjective

dedicated (comparative more dedicated, superlative most dedicated)

1. Devoted; loyal; conscientious.

   dedicated public servant; dedicated wife and mother

   I always thought she was dedicated, but she abandoned her family years ago.

   • 2013 June 7, David Simpson, “Fantasy of navigation”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 36:

     Like most human activities, ballooning has sponsored heroes and hucksters and a good deal in between. For every dedicated scientist patiently recording atmospheric pressure and wind speed while shivering at high altitudes, there is a carnival barker with a bevy of pretty girls willing to dangle from a basket or parachute down to earth.

2. Used or intended for a particular purpose; focused.

   His restaurant is completely dedicated to authentic cooking techniques.

Derived terms

• dedicatedly
• dedicatedness
• nondedicated
• passenger dedicated line
• superdedicated
• undedicated

Translations

devoted, loyal, conscientious

• Bulgarian: предан (bg) (predan), посветен (bg) (posveten)
• Catalan: entregat
• Czech: zasvěcený
• Danish: dedikeret, idealistisk, ivrig, begejstret, pligttro, pligtopfyldende
• Dutch: toegewijd (nl)
• Finnish: omistautunut (fi), harras (fi), vannoutunut (fi)
• French: dévoué (fr)
• German: dediziert (de), treu sorgend, hingebungsvoll (de)
• Hebrew: מסור (he) (masur)
• Hindi: समर्पित (hi) (samarpit)
• Italian: dedito (it)
• Latin: dēditus
• Māori: ngākau titikaha, titikaha
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: dedikert (no)

• Portuguese: dedicado (pt)
• Russian: пре́данный (ru) (prédannyj)
• Serbo-Croatian: predan (sh) m, posvećen m
• Spanish: entregado (es)
• Swedish: hängiven (sv), dedikerad (sv)

intended for a special purpose

• Danish: beregnet til, dedikeret
• French: dédié (fr), consacré (fr)
• German: dediziert (de)
• Greek: αποκλειστικός (el) (apokleistikós), εξειδικευμένος (el) (exeidikevménos)
• Hindi: समर्पित (hi) (samarpit)
• Italian: apposito (it), dedicato (it)
• Māori: mehameha
• Russian: специализированный (ru) (specializirovannyj)
• Serbo-Croatian: namjenski (sh) m
• Swedish: dedikerad (sv)
• Turkish:

  Ottoman Turkish: مخصوص (mahsus)

Verb

dedicated

1. simple past and past participle of dedicate