dévouer

/devwe/

verb B2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
se dévoue
past
s'est dévoué
perfect
dévoué

Meaning

  1. to devote (oneself)

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

widmen

widmen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to devote (oneself)."

Practice

1 What does dévouer mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il se ___ à la peinture pendant son temps libre.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches dévouer?

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