contribute

verb

US /kənˈtrɪbjut/US /ˈkɑntrɪˌbjut/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	contribute
he/she/it	contributes
present participle	contributing
past tense	contributed
past participle	contributed

1
intransitive/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 offered to contribute to the school rebuilding fund.
contribute something to/toward something:
He promised to contribute $5,000 toward the cost of the lawsuit.
The U.K. will contribute 8,000 troops to the NATO operation.
Synonyms and related words
General words meaning to give
give
present
hand
2
intransitive/transitive to be a part of a group or an activity and help it to be successful
contribute something to something:
Davis didn’t really contribute much to the game in the second half.
have a lot/much/nothing to contribute:
He felt he had nothing to contribute to the discussion.
Synonyms and related words
To help someone
help
assist
support
3
intransitive to be one of the things that help to make something happen
contribute to:
The scandal certainly contributed to their defeat in the last election.
contributing factor (=one of the things that causes something):
Speed is a contributing factor in many automobile accidents.
Synonyms and related words
To help something to progress
foster
get past
promote
4
intransitive/transitive to write stories or articles for a newspaper or magazine
contribute something to something:
She continued to contribute articles to sports magazines.
Synonyms and related words
To write something
write
set down
compose
Synonyms and related words
Journalism and relating to journalism
backstory
blackout
checkbook journalism

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