ich widmete

dedicated, devoted

→ widmen
widm dedicate, devote + ete ich/er/sie past
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #27,172
dedicated, devoted Often used with a person or cause as the recipient: jemandem etwas widmen (“dedicate something to someone”).
GE: Er widmete das Lied seiner Schwester.
EN: He dedicated the song to his sister.
Conjugation of widmen
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First widmete —
Third widmete —
Subjunctive past
SingularPlural
First widmete —
Third widmete —

Er widmete sein Leben der medizinischen Arbeit.

He dedicated his life to medical work.

Sie widmete ihr Leben der Wissenschaft.

She dedicated her life to science.

Tom widmete sein Gedicht Maria.

Tom dedicated his poem to Maria.

Er widmete sein Buch seiner Ehefrau.

He dedicated his book to his wife.

Ich widmete dir die letzten zehn Jahre.

I dedicated the last ten years to you.

— Suzume (2022)

Sie widmete ihr Leben der Musik.

She dedicated her life to music.

Er widmete sich dem Lesen.

He devoted himself to reading.

Sie widmete ihr ganzes Leben dem Studium der Physik.

She devoted her entire life to studying physics.

Tom widmete sein Leben der Suche nach einer Lösung des Problems.

Tom dedicated his life to finding a solution to the problem.