Everyday English

dedication

strong commitment

Dedication is the strong commitment and effort you give to a task or purpose.

B2 common speech & writing

Hear it in real life

How did she become so good at tennis?

Mainly through years of dedication and regular practice.

Play the conversation

It takes real dedication to keep training when you are not seeing results immediately.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: His dedication for the sport is impressive.

Say: His dedication to the sport is impressive.

Use “dedication to,” not “dedication for,” before a task, activity, or purpose.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

dedication to something; it takes dedication to do something

Your turn: say it out loud

It takes real dedication to keep training when you are not seeing results immediately.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

dedication

strong commitment

“It takes real dedication to keep training when you are not seeing results immediately.”

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