dedicar

to dedicate, to devote

d e d i ˈk a ɾ
dedic to dedicate + ar Infinitive
verb Uncommon #22,626
to dedicate
SP: Quiero dedicar este libro a mis padres.
EN: I want to dedicate this book to my parents.
to devote
SP: Necesito dedicar más tiempo a estudiar.
EN: I need to devote more time to studying.
Conjugation of dedicar
SingularPlural
First dedicarme —
Second dedicarte —
dedicar
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First dedico —
Third dedica —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First dedico —
Third dedica —
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First dediqué —
Third dedicó —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second dedica —
Indicative future
SingularPlural
First dedicaré —
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
First dedicaré —
Past

Deberíamos dedicar más tiempo a nuestros asuntos.

We should dedicate more time to our own affairs.

— La dolce vita (1960)

Mey-Yi quiere dedicar una canción a sus amigos recién casados.

Mey-Yi wants to dedicate a song to her newlywed friends.

— Deseando amar (2000)

Pretendo dedicar un par de horas al día a estudiar inglés.

I intend to dedicate a couple of hours a day to studying English.

Perdón, Señor, ¿me querría dedicar esto?

Excuse me, sir, would you mind dedicating this to me?

— El tambor de hojalata (1979)

Estoy planeando dedicar más tiempo a estudiar francés de ahora en adelante.

I'm planning to spend more time studying French from now on.

Me gustaría dedicar esta canción a María, la mujer más guapa del mundo.

I would like to dedicate this song to Maria, the most beautiful woman in the world.

Deberías dedicar un poco de tiempo cada día a revisar el vocabulario.

You should dedicate a little time each day to reviewing vocabulary.

Tom dijo que no cree que le merezca la pena dedicar tiempo a hacer eso.

Tom said he doesn’t think it’s worth spending time doing that.

No debemos dedicar todos nuestros recursos a esa posibilidad.

We should not dedicate all our resources to that possibility.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Me voy a dedicar a los ojos.

I'm going to focus on the eyes.

Quiero dedicar mi vida al aprendizaje de idiomas.

I want to dedicate my life to learning languages.

Los hombres debían dedicar toda su vida al ejercito.

The men had to dedicate their entire lives to the army.

— A primera vista (2014)

Estoy dispuesto a dedicar mi vida a perseguir mis ideales.

I am willing to dedicate my life to pursuing my ideals.

Tom no se quiere dedicar a la política.

Tom doesn't want to go into politics.