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"Dedicated" is usually an adjective, so using "has been dedicated" (rather than "is dedicated") implies it is no longer dedicated, which really requires some explanation within the sentence In the article, I think the speaker meant "dedicate" as a verb, but this is not an idiomatic use here
- dedicated to doing vs. dedicated to do | WordReference Forums
Hi, According to one of the dictionaries I own, "dedicated to" cannot be followed by the original form of a verb; it must be followed by a noun, pronoun, or gerund, because "to" here is not a to-infinitive However, I came across so many sentences using "dedicated to be" and "dedicated to do"
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My wife is dedicated to our children - for your wife, the children have a very special place in her overall desire to care I think that "dedicated mother" is not quite right - I can see "a dedicated doctor" which occupation has a reasonably well defined set of boundaries, but a mother goes beyond this, as it is unrestricted
- Difference between dedicated for dedicated to - WordReference Forums
However, as a parent of a 3-year-old, I can't help but notice that a number of children's books feature the "for" dedication (without the word "dedicated"), such as: "For my niece, Elizabeth " This makes it sounds as if the book was meant as a gift rather than a dedication
- dedicate something to for something | WordReference Forums
Hi all, I'm learning how to use "dedicate" correctly "Dedicate something to something" seems to be the structure that is endorsed by all major dictionaries, but I'm wondering whether "dedicate something for something" is also possible The sentence I have in mind is this: "The hospital has
- I am dedicated to +Ving - WordReference Forums
about 913,000 for " dedicated to take care about 19,100 for " dedicated to taking care or another search: about 1,140,000 for " dedicated to kill about 13,700 for " dedicated to killing I just noticed that you googled on UK google Can it be AE BE usage?
- dedicated to + gerund or infinitive - WordReference Forums
Dedicated to maintain can be interpreted as a contraction of dedicated in order to maintain, while dedicated to maintaining has only one interpretation E esthertb
- Dedicate my time “for” or “to” - WordReference Forums
Hello everyone! I am confused whether to use “to” or “for” in the following sentence: I dedicate all my time to for my studies
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