dedicar

Asturian

Verb

dedicar (first-person singular indicative present dedico, past participle dedicáu)

1. to dedicate

Conjugation

Conjugation of dedicar

infinitive		dedicar
gerund		dedicando
past participle		m dedicáu, f dedicada, n dedicao, m pl dedicaos, f pl dedicaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	dedico	dediques	dedica	dedicamos	dedicáis	dediquen
	imperfect	dedicaba	dedicabes	dedicaba	dedicábemos, dedicábamos	dedicabeis, dedicabais	dedicaben
	preterite	dediqué	dedicasti, dediquesti	dedicó	dediquemos	dedicastis, dediquestis	dedicaron
	pluperfect	dedicare, dedicara	dedicares, dedicaras	dedicare, dedicara	dedicáremos, dedicáramos	dedicareis, dedicarais	dedicaren, dedicaran
	future	dedicaré	dedicarás	dedicará	dedicaremos	dedicaréis	dedicarán
	conditional	dedicaría	dedicaríes	dedicaría	dedicaríemos, dedicaríamos	dedicaríeis, dedicaríais	dedicaríen
subjunctive	present	dedique	dediques, dedicas	dedique	dediquemos	dediquéis	dediquen, dedican
	imperfect	dedicare, dedicara	dedicares, dedicaras	dedicare, dedicara	dedicáremos, dedicáramos	dedicareis, dedicarais	dedicaren, dedicaran
imperative		—	dedica	—	—	dedicái	—

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [də.ðiˈka]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [de.ðiˈkaɾ]
• Homophone: dedicà
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

dedicar (first-person singular present dedico, first-person singular preterite dediquí, past participle dedicat)

1. to dedicate

Related terms

• dedicació
• dedicatori
• dedicatòria

 

Further reading

• “dedicar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “dedicar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “dedicar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “dedicar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Galician

Verb

1. to dedicate
2. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of dedicar
3. first/third-person singular personal infinitive of dedicar

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēdicāre (“to dedicate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌde.d͡ʒi.ˈka(ʁ)/

Verb

1. (ditransitive, with the indirect object taking a) to dedicate (to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes)

   Este templo foi decicado a Júpiter. ― This temple was dedicated to Jupiter.

   Synonym: consagrar

2. (ditransitive, with the indirect object taking a) to dedicate; to earmark (to set apart for a special use)

   O governo pretende decicar alguns milhões de reais à construção da ponte. ― The government intends to earmark a few million reais for the bridge’s construction.

3. (takes a reflexive pronoun, transitive with a or without a second object) to dedicate (to commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action)

   Eu me dediquei muito para conseguir este emprego. ― I really dedicated myself to getting this job.

   Ela se dedicou aos estudos. ― She dedicated herself to her studies.

4. (ditransitive, with the indirect object taking a or para (uncommon)) to dedicate (to address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection)

   Dedico esta dissertação aos meus pais e professores. ― I dedicate this thesis to my parents and my professors.

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Related terms

• dedicação
• dedicado
• dedicatória
• dedicatório

 

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dediˈkaɾ/ [d̪e.ð̞iˈkaɾ]

Verb

1. to dedicate

Related terms

• dedicación
• dedicarse