Definition of 'dedicated'
1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
2. adjective
3. See also dedicate
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dedicated in British English
adjective
2.
a dedicated transmission line
dedicated parking space
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dedicated in American English
verb transitive
adjective
2.
devoted or faithful
3.
designating a device, piece of electronic equipment, computer program, etc. made to be used for a particular purpose or task
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dedicated in American English
(ˈdedɪˌkeitɪd)
adjective
1.
a dedicated artist
2.
We don't need a computer but a dedicated word processor
3. (of machine parts, electrical components, hardware, etc.)
made or designed to interconnect exclusively with one model or a limited range of models in a manufacturer's line
The new tractors use only high-priced dedicated accessories
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dedicatedly adverb
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[1590–1600; dedicate + -ed2]Examples of 'dedicated' in a sentence
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British English: dedicated
/ˈdɛdɪˌkeɪtɪd/ ADJECTIVE
If you describe a person as dedicated, you mean that they are devoted to a particular purpose or cause.
...a dedicated doctor.
- American English: dedicated /ˈdɛdɪkeɪtɪd/
- Arabic: مُتَفَرِّغٌ لِ
- Brazilian Portuguese: dedicado
- Chinese: 一心一意的
- Croatian: posvećen
- Czech: horlivý
- Danish: hengiven
- Dutch: toegewijd
- European Spanish: dedicado
- Finnish: vannoutunut
- French: dévoué
- German: engagiert
- Greek: αφιερωμένος
- Italian: dedito
- Japanese: 専用の
- Korean: 헌신적인
- Norwegian: engasjert
- Polish: oddany
- European Portuguese: dedicado
- Romanian: devotat
- Russian: назначенный
- Latin American Spanish: dedicado
- Swedish: hängiven
- Thai: ซึ่งอุทิศตัวเพื่อ
- Turkish: adanmış
- Ukrainian: присвячений
- Vietnamese: tận tâm
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