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  • 1contribute — [[t]kəntrɪ̱bjuːt[/t]] ♦♦♦ contributes, contributing, contributed 1) VERB If you contribute to something, you say or do things to help to make it successful. [V to n] The three sons also contribute to the family business... [V to n] I believe that …

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  • 2contribute — verb ( uted; uting) Etymology: Latin contributus, past participle of contribuere, from com + tribuere to grant more at tribute Date: 1530 transitive verb 1. to give or supply in common with others < contribute money to a cause > …

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  • 3contribute — [c]/kənˈtrɪbjut / (say kuhn tribyooht), /ˈkɒntrəbjut/ (say kontruhbyooht) verb (contributed, contributing) –verb (t) 1. to give in common with others; give to a common stock or for a common purpose: to contribute money, time, help. 2. to furnish&#8230; …

  • 4contribute — con‧trib‧ute [kənˈtrɪbjuːt] verb [intransitive, transitive] to give money, help, ideas etc to something that a lot of other people are involved in: contribute to/​towards • His department contributed £2.3 million towards the fund. • They&#8230; …

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  • 5Contribute — Con*trib ute, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contributed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contributing}.] [L. contributus, p. p. of contribuere to bring together, to add; con + tribuere to grant, impart. See {Tribute}.] To give or grant i common with others; to give to&#8230; …

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  • 6contribute */*/*/ — UK [kənˈtrɪbjuːt] / US [kənˈtrɪbjut] / US [ˈkɑntrɪˌbjut] verb Word forms contribute : present tense I/you/we/they contribute he/she/it contributes present participle contributing past tense contributed past participle contributed Get it right:&#8230; …

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  • 7contribute — con|trib|ute [ kən trıbjut, kantrı,bjut ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to give money, goods, or your time and effort in order to achieve something, especially when other people are also helping: contribute to: Many local businesses&#8230; …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 8contribute — verb 1 give ADVERB ▪ enormously, generously, greatly, handsomely, heavily, substantially ▪ His research has contributed enormously to our understanding of this disease. ▪ …

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  • 9contribute — con|trib|ute W2S2 [kənˈtrıbju:t] v [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of contribuere, from com ( COM ) + tribuere ( TRIBUTE)] 1.) [I and T] to give money, help, ideas etc to something that a lot of other people are also involved …

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  • 10contribute — contributable, adj. contributive, adj. contributively, adv. contributiveness, n. /keuhn trib yooht/, v., contributed, contributing. v.t. 1. to give (money, time, knowledge …

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