contribute
verbcommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//kənˈt(ʃ)ɹɪb.juːt//
- United Kingdom//ˈkɒn.t(ʃ)ɹɪˌbjuːt//
- United Kingdom//kənˈt͡ʃɹɪbjʉwt//
- United Kingdom//ˈkɔnt͡ʃɹɪbjʉwt//
To give something that is or becomes part of a larger whole.
verb
- 1
To give something that is or becomes part of a larger whole.
to contribute money to a church fund
to contribute articles to a journal
That principle carried out consistently and logically, makes the individual not a claimant upon society, but a benefiter of it. He contributes whatever talent, natural or acquired, he may have, cheerfully to the promotion of the common good, […]
Rivera retired the next three batters in order, with third baseman Alex Rodriguez contributing a nifty barehand pickup and throw on Julio Lugo’s roller.
Etymology
PIE word *tréyes From Latin contribūtus, perfect passive participle of contribuō (“to bring together; to unite”), from con- (“together”) + tribuō (“to bestow”), from tribus (“tribe”), derived from trēs (“three”), from Proto-Italic *trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
Forms
- past tense
- contributed
- past participle
- contributed
- present participle
- contributing
- third person singular
- contributes
contribute · To give something that is or becomes part of a larger whole.
contribution · Something given or offered that adds to a larger whole.control · To exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate the…controlled · Inhibited or restrained in one's words and actions.