посвящать
Translation of посвящать
devote
Meaning of посвящать
отдавать время, силы или внимание чему-то
to give time or effort to something

Transcription and pronunciation of посвящать
посвяща́ть
stress on the 3rd syllable
- Transcription
- [pəsvʲɪˈɕːatʲ]
- In Latin letters
- posvyaschat / posvyashchat
Traps and common mistakes
Посвящать время на учёбу or посвящать время учёбе?
посвящать время учёбе
посвящать + dative: посвящать время учёбе
Don't say посвящать время на учёбу. Посвящать takes the dative without на: посвящать время учёбе.
Я посвящаю много времени учёбе.
I devote a lot of time to studying.
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I devote my evenings to reading.
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Я посвящаю вечера чтению.
She devotes a lot of energy to her family.
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Она посвящает много сил своей семье.
посвящать synonyms
What's the difference between посвящать, уделять, and отдавать
To give some time or attention; less than посвящать.
To give all your energy; in set phrases.
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What does посвящать mean?
to give time or effort to something
How do you pronounce посвящать?
посвящать is pronounced [pəsvʲɪˈɕːatʲ], in Latin letters “posvyaschat”.
How is посвящать used in a sentence?
I devote my evenings to reading. Translation: Я посвящаю вечера чтению.
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