# donated

Pronunciation: US say "DOH-nay-tid" /ˈdoʊneɪtɪd/; UK say "doh-NAY-tid" /dəʊˈneɪtɪd/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of donate. — simple past and past participle of donate
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of donate. Use this form for giving something away in the past.
   - _The company donated thousands of dollars to disaster relief._
   - _Several paintings were donated to the museum last spring._

## Adjective

2. Supplied as a voluntary gift, with nothing paid for it.
   - Simple: Given to someone for free instead of being bought.
   - _The clinic relied on donated blood throughout the shortage._
   - _Volunteers spent the weekend sorting through piles of donated furniture._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/donated (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).