| Example in Dutch | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| Omdat je getrouwd bent, omdat je zei dat jij je leven wilde spenderen aan je huwelijk, omdat je de leider van een vrij land bent. | Because you're married. Because you said you wanted to try to dedicate yourself to your marriage! Because you are the leader of the free world and I wanted you to be a better man. |
| Mijn ouders hebben hun levens gespendeerd mij een gevoel van zwakte en vrees te geven. | You know my parents dedicated their lives to making me feel weak and afraid. |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | كرس | Catalan | dedicar |
| English | dedicate | Estonian | avama |
| French | dédier | German | dedizieren,widmen |
| Hungarian | szentel | Italian | addire, consacrarsi, dedicare |
| Latvian | veltīt | Lithuanian | dedikuoti, paskirti |
| Macedonian | посвети | Norwegian | dedisere |
| Polish | dedykować, zadedykować | Portuguese | dedicar |
| Romanian | deda | Spanish | dedicar |
| Swedish | dedicera, dedikera, deducera |