donate

S2 W2

BrE /dəʊˈneɪt/ AmE /doʊˈneɪt/

verb en → es

past donated pp donated ing donating

1 GIVE/CHARITY [transitive] B1

to give money, goods, or your time to help people who are poor or in need

donar, entregar, regalar

  • donate sth (to sb)
  • donate sth (for sth)

Collocations donate blood · donate money to charity

  • She donated a large sum of money to the homeless shelter.

    Ella donó una gran suma de dinero al refugio para personas sin hogar.

2 ART/ITEM [transitive] B2

to give a work of art or an object to a museum, library, etc., so that it can be kept and shown there

donar, entregar (a una institución)

  • donate sth (to sb/sth)

Collocations donate a painting to the museum · donate books to the library

  • The artist donated his latest painting to the city's art gallery.

    El artista donó su última pintura al museo de arte de la ciudad.