What part of speech is devoted?

Devoted can be categorized as a verb and an adjective.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. devoted is a verb, past participle of devote (infinitive).
  • 2. devoted is a verb, past simple of devote (infinitive).
  • 3. devoted is an adjective.

Inflections

Verb

Adjective

  • Positive
    Comparative
    Superlative
  • more devoted
    most devoted
  • Positive: devoted 
  • Comparative: more devoted
  • Superlative: most devoted

Adjective to adverb

What does devoted mean?

Definitions

Adjective

devoted - zealous in devotion or affection; "a devoted husband and father"; "devoted friends"
devoted - (followed by `to') dedicated exclusively to a purpose or use; "large sums devoted to the care of the poor"; "a life devoted to poetry"

Verb

devote - set aside or apart for a specific purpose or use; "this land was devoted to mining"
devote - give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"
devote - dedicate; "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay attention to"

Examples of devoted

#   Sentence  
1. adj. A devoted husband and father.
2. adj. Devoted friends.
3. adj. Large sums devoted to the care of the poor.
4. adj. A life devoted to poetry.
5. adj. Coined by Bill Gates to represent the company that was devoted to MICROcomputer SOFTware.
6. adj. I'm nothing more than a devoted fan of the game myself and I hope that this area can become a haven for deep fan discussions.
7. adj. The young couple were deeply devoted to each other.
8. adj. Since we got married, he's become a devoted family man.
9. adj. I count myself lucky to have such a devoted wife.
10. adj. In an essay similarly devoted to allegorical procedures in contemporary art, Buchloh discusses 6 women artists.
11. adj. Thanks to Facebook, stalking is no longer the bastion of a few devoted enthusiasts, but a highly automated task convenient enough even for the busy housewife.
12. adj. She just had to use her Puss-In-Boots look and I was her devoted servant.
13. adj. As a devoted father, Bele escorts his son to school every day.
14. adj. Tom is devoted.
15. adj. Tom and Mary are very devoted to each other.
16. verb You have all devoted considerable time, resources and spirit in the preparation of this document - and it shows.?
17. verb Number of paragraphs devoted to global warming in the EPA's 600-page "Draft Report on the Environment" presented in 2003.
18. verb Maybe if they see how much time and effort you've devoted to researching the animal they'll reconsider.
19. verb All of us devoted ourselves to the development of our country.
20. verb The doctor devoted a great deal of effort and the patient recovered.
21. verb It seems that Wataru devoted himself to his studies.
22. verb The old lady was devoted to her dog.
23. verb The young doctor devoted himself to helping the poor and sick.
24. verb Cathy devoted herself to her sick mother.
25. verb After retirement, Teresa devoted herself to caring for orphans.
26. verb Two whole pages of the newspaper were devoted to the news of the royal divorce.
27. verb Several young engineers were employed and were devoted to developing a new computer.
28. verb Because people in the world don't speak the same language, much effort is now devoted to translation.
29. verb He devoted himself to music in those days.
30. verb All his energies were devoted to the experiment.
Sentence  
adj.
A devoted husband and father.
Devoted friends.
Large sums devoted to the care of the poor.
A life devoted to poetry.
Coined by Bill Gates to represent the company that was devoted to MICROcomputer SOFTware.
I'm nothing more than a devoted fan of the game myself and I hope that this area can become a haven for deep fan discussions.
The young couple were deeply devoted to each other.
Since we got married, he's become a devoted family man.
I count myself lucky to have such a devoted wife.
In an essay similarly devoted to allegorical procedures in contemporary art, Buchloh discusses 6 women artists.
Thanks to Facebook, stalking is no longer the bastion of a few devoted enthusiasts, but a highly automated task convenient enough even for the busy housewife.
She just had to use her Puss-In-Boots look and I was her devoted servant.
As a devoted father, Bele escorts his son to school every day.
Tom is devoted.
Tom and Mary are very devoted to each other.
verb
You have all devoted considerable time, resources and spirit in the preparation of this document - and it shows.?
Number of paragraphs devoted to global warming in the EPA's 600-page "Draft Report on the Environment" presented in 2003.
Maybe if they see how much time and effort you've devoted to researching the animal they'll reconsider.
All of us devoted ourselves to the development of our country.
The doctor devoted a great deal of effort and the patient recovered.
It seems that Wataru devoted himself to his studies.
The old lady was devoted to her dog.
The young doctor devoted himself to helping the poor and sick.
Cathy devoted herself to her sick mother.
After retirement, Teresa devoted herself to caring for orphans.
Two whole pages of the newspaper were devoted to the news of the royal divorce.
Several young engineers were employed and were devoted to developing a new computer.
Because people in the world don't speak the same language, much effort is now devoted to translation.
He devoted himself to music in those days.
All his energies were devoted to the experiment.

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