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contribute
[ kuhn-trib-yoot ]
verb (used with object)
- to give (money, time, knowledge, assistance, etc.) to a common supply, fund, etc., as for charitable purposes.
- to furnish (an original written work, drawing, etc.) for publication:
to contribute stories to a magazine.
verb (used without object)
- to give to a common supply, fund, etc.:
He contributes to many charities.
- to furnish written works, drawings, etc., for publication:
Our thanks to those who contributed to our alumni newsletter.
- to be an important factor; help to cause something:
A sudden downpour contributed to the traffic jam.
contribute
/ kənˈtrɪbjuːt /
verb
- to give (support, money, etc) for a common purpose or fund
- to supply (ideas, opinions, etc) as part of a debate or discussion
- intr to be partly instrumental (in) or responsible (for)
drink contributed to the accident
- to write (articles) for a publication
Derived Forms
- conˈtributable, adjective
- conˈtributiveness, noun
- conˈtributive, adjective
- conˈtributively, adverb
Other Words From
- con·trib·ut·a·ble adjective
- con·trib·u·tive adjective
- con·trib·u·tive·ly adverb
- con·trib·u·tive·ness noun
- non·con·trib·ut·a·ble adjective
- non·con·trib·ut·ing adjective
- non·con·trib·u·tive adjective
- non·con·trib·u·tive·ness noun
- o·ver·con·trib·ute verb overcontributed overcontributing
- pre·con·trib·ute verb (used with object) precontributed precontributing
- un·con·trib·ut·ed adjective
- un·con·trib·ut·ing adjective
- un·con·trib·u·tive adjective
- un·con·trib·u·tive·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of contribute1
Word History and Origins
Origin of contribute1
Example Sentences
Previously, Tamar opened up about her hospitalization, saying that a career in reality television contributed greatly to her unhappiness.
Scott Clement and Alauna Safarpour contributed to this report.
Emily Guskin and Alauna Safarpour contributed to this report.
That statute contributed to problems during what was widely viewed as a troubled June primary.
He also contributes to the development of several other products.
“I did not contribute to him, he did not contribute to me,” Duke said.
That means that fewer and fewer everyday Americans are choosing to contribute to campaigns.
Nor do these studies address the structural and systematic issues that contribute to obesity, such as poverty and stress.
But as a lawyer, she uses law to contribute to their protection.
It was the fundraiser to end all fundraisers, and no one was even asked to do anything so vulgar as to contribute any cash.
This genius to superintend and be the head, while others contribute the hands, is not the most common of human endowments.
To this evil the darkness and steepness of the streets mainly contribute, by furnishing almost a certainty of escape.
Visitors to the church are given an opportunity to contribute to the fund—a common thing in such cases.
That we are consumers and non-producers—that we contribute nothing to the general progress of man.
Every woman seemed to have been fired with the ambition to contribute her own part to the brilliancy of the night.
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