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con·trib·ute  (kn-trbyt)

v. con·trib·ut·ed, con·trib·ut·ing, con·trib·utes

v.tr.

1. To give or supply in common with others; give to a common fund or for a common purpose.

2. To submit for publication: contributed two stories to the summer issue.

v.intr.

1. To make a contribution: contributes to several charities.

2. To help bring about a result; act as a factor: Exercise contributes to better health.

3. To submit material for publication.

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[Latin contribuere, contribt-, to bring together : com-, com- + tribuere, to grant; see tribute.]

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con·tribu·tive adj.

con·tribu·tive·ly adv.

con·tribu·tive·ness n.

con·tribu·tor n.

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contribute

Verb

[-uting, -uted] (often foll. by to)

1. to give (support or money) for a common purpose or fund

2. to supply (ideas or opinions)

3. contribute to to be partly responsible (for): his own unconvincing play contributed to his defeat

4. to write (an article) for a publication [Latin contribuere to collect]

contribution n
contributory adj
contributor n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	contribute - bestow a quality on; "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program" lend, impart, add, bestow, bring alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" factor - be a contributing factor; "make things factor into a company's profitability" instill, transfuse - impart gradually; "Her presence instilled faith into the children"; "transfuse love of music into the students" tinsel - impart a cheap brightness to; "his tinseled image of Hollywood" throw in - add as an extra or as a gratuity
	2.	contribute - contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office" chip in, kick in, give give - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care" combine - add together from different sources; "combine resources"
	3.	contribute - be conducive to; "The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing" conduce, lead encourage, promote, further, boost, advance - contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"
	4.	contribute - provide; "The city has to put up half the required amount" put up pay - give money, usually in exchange for goods or services; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please"

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contribute

verb give, provide, supply, donate, furnish, subscribe, chip in (informal) bestow

contribute to something be partly responsible for, lead to, be instrumental in, be conducive to, conduce to, help

Translations

contribute [kənˈtrɪbjuːt] vi → contribuir

vt to contribute to (gen) → contribuir a [+ newspaper]; colaborar en [+ discussion]; intervenir en

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contribute [kənˈtrɪbjuːt] vi → contribuer

vt to contribute £10/an article to → donner 10 livres/un article à;

to contribute to (gen) → contribuer à [+ newspaper]; collaborer à [+ discussion]; prendre part à

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contribute [kənˈtrɪbjuːt] vi → beitragen

vt to contribute £10/an article to → £10/einen Artikel beisteuern zu;

to contribute to (charity) → spenden für;

(newspaper) → schreiben für;

(discussion, problem etc) → beitragen zu

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contribute [kənˈtrɪbjuːt] vi → contribuire

vt to contribute £10/an article to → dare 10 sterline/un articolo a;

to contribute to → contribuire a [+ newspaper]; scrivere per [+ discussion]; partecipare a

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contribute

v contribute [kənˈtribjut]

1 to give (money, help etc) along with others Have you contributed (any money) to this charity?; I've been contributing (articles) to this paper for many years. bydra يَتَبَرَّع، يُقَدِّم مَقالا لِلنَّشر давам (своя дял) přispět bidrage beitragen συνεισφέρω contribuir, aportar; escribir (para) panust andma, kaastööd tegema اهدا کردن؛ کمک کردن avustaa contribuer לִתרוֹם सहयोग देना dati, pridonijeti ad(akozik) menyumbangkan gefa, taka þátt (í kostnaði); skrifa contribuire 与える 기부하다; 기고하다 prisidėti (kuo), rašyti ziedot (laiku, naudu); darboties līdz (laikrakstā u.tml.) sumbang bijdragen gi bidrag (til), bidra med, skrive i, levere bidrag til, tilføre wnosić wkład, przyczyniać się contribuir a contribui жертвовать; писать prispieť prispevati doprineti bidra med, medarbeta (medverka) i ให้ (เพื่อช่วยเหลือ) bağışlamak, bağışta bulunmak, vermek 捐贈，投稿 вносити; співробітничати چنده دينا، فراهم كرنا، مهيا كرنا đóng góp 捐赠，投稿

2 (withto) to help to cause to happen His gambling contributed to his downfall. bydra يُساهِم допринасям přispět k medvirke beitragen συμβάλλω contribuir a kaasa aitama موجب شدن myötävaikuttaa contribuer à לִתרוֹם मदद देना sudjelovati, pridonositi hozzájárul menyebabkan stuðla (að) contribuire a ～の１因となる 공헌하다, 원인이 되다 prisidėti, turėti įtakos veicināt; sekmēt menyebabkan bijdragen medvirke (til) przyczyniać się contribuir a con­tribui (la) способствовать prispieť prispevati doprineti bidra (medverka) till เป็นสาเหตุของ sebep olmak, yol açmak 導致 сприяти كا سبب بننا gây ra 导致

n contriˈbution [kon-]

1 the act of contributing. bydrae تَبَرُّع، مُساهَمَه، تَقديم مَقالَة لِلنَّشر съдействие přispívání, přispění bidrag; tilskud das Beitragen συνεισφορά contribución kaasaaitamine, kaastöö اعطا؛ کمک myötävaikutus contribution תְרוּמָה योगदान pridonošenje, sudjelovanje hozzájárulás, adakozás sumbangan framlag contribuzione 貢献 기부, 공헌 prisidėjimas ieguldījums menyumbang bijdrage bidrag, tilskudd przyczynianie się contribuição contribuţie вклад prispenie prispevek doprinos bidrag การบริจาค katkıda bulunma, yardım etme 貢獻 сприяння چنده دينا، فراهمى sự đóng góp 贡献

2 something contributed, especially money Would you like to make a contribution to this charity? bydrae هِبَة، تَبَرُّع مالي принос příspěvek bidrag; indlæg; stof der Beitrag συνεισφορά contribución, donativo (dinero), aportación, colaboración toetus, annetus هر چیز اهدا شده avustus don תְרוּמָה योगदान doprinos, prilog közreműködés; cikk sumbangan framlag, gjöf contributo 寄付 기부금, 기증품 indėlis, įnašas ziedojums; raksts (laikrakstam u.tml.); līdzdarbība sumbangan bijdrage bidrag, stoff (artikler osv), (debatt)innlegg, innsats wkład contribuição donaţie пожертвование príspevok prispevek donacija bidrag สิ่งที่บริจาค yardım, bağış 捐獻物 внесок; вклад امداد، چنده vật đóng góp 捐献物

n conˈtributor

bydraer مُتَبرِّع، مُساهِم дарител přispěvatel medvirkende årsag; bidragyder der/die Beitragende αυτός που συνεισφέρει, συνεργάτης donante (caridad), colaborador toetaja, kaastööline اعانه دهنده avustaja donateur/-trice; collaborateur/-trice תוֹרֵם अंशदाता prinosnik, suradnik hozzájáruló; külső munkatárs penyumbang gefandi; höfundur efnis contributore 寄付者 기부자, 공헌자; 기고자 rėmėjas, rašantis (kam), veiksnys atbalstītājs; ziedotājs; līdzstrādnieks penyumbang medewerker bidragsyter, skribent, medarbeider osoba wspierająca, osoba wnosząca wkład colaborador donator; colaborator жертвователь prispievateľ, -ka darovalec; sodelavec donator bidragsgivare, medarbetare ผู้บริจาค yardım eden kimse, bağışçı 投稿者 той, хто сприяє; помічник چنده دين‍ے والا، مضمون نگار người đóng góp 投稿者