Link Centre Dictionary

devoted

de·vo·ted

UK/dɪˈvəʊtəd/ US/dɪˈvoʊtɪd/ fairly common

adjective

1.

zealous in devotion or affection

  • “a devoted husband and father”
  • “devoted friends”
Similar
2.

(followed by `to'') dedicated exclusively to a purpose or use

  • “large sums devoted to the care of the poor”
  • “a life devoted to poetry”
Similar

Origin

From devote + -ed.

Related words

Word family

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.