contribute
Meaning of contribute
verb
- give (something, especially money) in order to help achieve or provide something.
taxpayers had contributed £141.8 million towards the cost of local services
he contributed to a private pension
mid 16th century: from Latin contribut- ‘brought together, added’, from the verb contribuere, from con- ‘with’ + tribuere ‘bestow’.
Information about contribute
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of contribute is: contributes.
- Languages in which contribute is used:
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Hyphenation of contribute
con-trib-ute
- It consists of 3 syllables and 10 chars.
- contribute is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
contribute synonyms
Meaning lend:
lend, impart, bestow, add, bring
Meaning give:
Meaning lead:
Meaning give (money or goods) for a good cause, for example to a charity:
Meaning arrange to receive something, typically a publication, regularly by paying in advance:
Meaning agree to give or allow (something requested) to:
Meaning in a particular place:
Meaning present (someone) with a gift or gifts:
Meaning give or grant someone (power, status, or recognition):
Meaning make available for use; supply:
Meaning make (something needed or wanted) available to someone; provide:
Meaning provide (a house or room) with furniture and fittings:
Meaning grant (a title, degree, benefit, or right):
Translation of contribute
- Italian: dare, concedere, apportare, contribuire
- German: verleihen, beitragen
- French: ajouter, contribuer
- Spanish: agregar, otorgar, conceder, contribuir
- Portuguese: outorgar, conceder, contribuir
Words that rhyme with contribute
Bute, bute, rebute, attribute, deattribute, distribute, maldistribute, misattribute, misdistribute, overcontribute, precontribute, predistribute, reattribute, recontribute, redistribute, retribute, tribute, culbute, Bambute, imbute, protrifenbute, arbute, barbute, scorbute, distritbute
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