{
    "term": "donate",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "donate",
            "heSheIt": "donates"
        },
        "pastSimple": "donated",
        "pastParticiple": "donated",
        "ingForm": "donating"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to give money, food, clothes, etc. to somebody/something, especially a charity",
            "sensetop": "donate something to somebody/somethingdonate to somebody/somethingdonate somethingdonate something for something",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He **donated** thousands of pounds **to charity**.",
                    "contextForm": "donate something to somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "People wishing to donate to the appeal can buy a poppy from today until November 11.",
                    "contextForm": "donate to somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The organization suggests ways to help besides **donating money**.",
                    "contextForm": "donate something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "an auction of pieces donated by the artists themselves"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I would like to thank our sponsors, The Woodworks, for donating the prizes for this competition.",
                    "contextForm": "donate something for something"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Money", "Social issues"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to allow doctors to remove blood, a body organ, etc. in order to help somebody who needs it",
            "sensetop": "donate somethingdonate something to somebody",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I've been **donating blood** regularly for a few years now.",
                    "contextForm": "donate something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to donate organs/sperm/eggs"
                },
                {
                    "text": "All donated blood is tested for HIV and other infections."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He donated a kidney to his mother.",
                    "contextForm": "donate something to somebody"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dəʊˈneɪt/",
                "audio": "do/donate/donate__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dəʊˈneɪts/",
                "audio": "do/donate/donates__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dəʊˈneɪtɪd/",
                "audio": "do/donate/donated__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dəʊˈneɪtɪŋ/",
                "audio": "do/donate/donating__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈdəʊneɪt/",
                "audio": "do/donate/donate__us_1_rr.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈdəʊneɪts/",
                "audio": "do/donate/donates__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈdəʊneɪtɪd/",
                "audio": "do/donate/donated__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈdəʊneɪtɪŋ/",
                "audio": "do/donate/donating__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late 18th cent.: back-formation from donation."
}