捧げる – Vocabulary details

捧ささげる

Verb (1-dan, transitive)

1. to lift up; to hold up; to hold above eye level

2. to give; to offer; to consecrate

3. to devote; to sacrifice; to dedicate

dedicate with both hands

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さげる

to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer

to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)

彼かれは会かい社しゃに人じん生せいを捧ささげました。

He devoted his life to his company.

私わたしは人じん生せいを教きょう育いくに捧ささげたい。

I want to devote my life to education.

トムは反はん原げん発ぱつ運うん動どうに生しょう涯がいを捧ささげた。

Tom has devoted his life to the anti-nuclear-energy movement.

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