Definition

1. Verb:
   • To dedicate; to devote: To give your time, effort, or abilities completely to a particular purpose, cause, or person, often with a sense of solemn commitment and selflessness.
   • To contribute: To give something, especially a part of your work, skill, or life, to help achieve or provide something for a collective goal or common good. This meaning emphasizes the value of the offering.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Ông ấy đã cống hiến cả đời cho khoa học. (He dedicated his entire life to science.)
  • Cô ấy cống hiến hết mình cho công việc. (She devotes herself wholeheartedly to her work.)
  • Mọi người đều có thể cống hiến cho sự phát triển của đất nước. (Everyone can contribute to the development of the country.)

Advanced Usage

• Used as a noun: While primarily a verb, "cống hiến" can be used as a noun meaning "a dedication" or "a contribution," often referring to a significant, valuable offering.
  • Những cống hiến của ông ấy được mọi người ghi nhận. (His contributions are acknowledged by everyone.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đóng góp (v/n): To contribute; a contribution. This is a more general and commonly used term for contributing effort, money, or ideas, without the same strong connotation of total personal devotion as "cống hiến."
• Hiến dâng (v): To offer; to consecrate. This carries a solemn, sometimes religious or poetic tone, similar to "dedicate."

Synonyms

• Dedicate: To devote to a particular task or purpose.
• Devote: To give all or most of one's time or resources to an activity or person.
• Contribute: To give something in order to help achieve or provide something.

Related Idioms

• Cống hiến thầm lặng: To dedicate/contribute silently or without seeking recognition.
  • Nhiều nhà giáo đang cống hiến thầm lặng ở vùng sâu vùng xa. (Many teachers are dedicating themselves silently in remote areas.)

verb

1. to dedicate; to contribute