Basic Details
Word: Devoted
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Very loving and loyal, or giving a lot of time, care and effort to someone or something.
Synonyms: loyal, dedicated, faithful, committed
Antonyms: indifferent, disloyal
How to Spell Devoted
Syllables: de - vot - ed
Tricky part: There is only one t. Students also write di at the start because the first vowel is said lightly, but it is de.
Watch out for: devotted, divoted, devoated
Memory tip: The o in devote is long, as in vote, and a long vowel before a silent e keeps a single t when ed is added: vote, voted; devote, devoted.
Usage Examples
Example 1: Meena is devoted to her younger brother and helps him with his homework every evening.
Example 2: He was a devoted fan who never missed a home match.
Example 3: The old doctor devoted forty years to the village clinic.
Fun Fact
Devote comes from Latin devovere, to promise solemnly, and is related to the English words vow and vote.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word devoted as used in the sentence:
Mr Rao was a devoted gardener who watered his roses before sunrise every day.
a) keen
b) dedicated
c) indifferent
d) loyal
Show answer
c) indifferent. An indifferent gardener would not care much about the roses, the reverse of Mr Rao.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
devotted
a) o
b) t
c) d
d) v
Show answer
b) t. Devote has a long o, so it keeps one t when ed is added.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the letters in the sentence to form a meaningful word:
My grandmother is a toveded reader of Tamil novels and finishes one a week.
a) demoted
b) devoted
c) decoded
d) denoted
Show answer
b) devoted. Look for the v in the jumble: denoted, demoted and decoded have none.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A devoted friend is one who ____.
a) moves to another city
b) talks very loudly
c) stays loyal and caring
d) forgets your birthday
Show answer
c) stays loyal and caring
2. Which sentence uses devoted correctly?
a) She devoted her pencil on the desk.
b) She devoted the window to keep it shut.
c) She devoted the bus to school.
d) She devoted her Sundays to teaching music.
Show answer
d) She devoted her Sundays to teaching music.
