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contribute Verb

— If mathx/math contributes to mathy/math, mathx/math is one of a number of things that together make or cause mathy/math. Unusually warm temperatures may have significantly contributed to the amount of rain we've had. There are a lot of factors that are contributing to the strong economy. Staff writer Karlyn Barker contributed to this report. This information contributes to our understanding of the problem. Reduced rainfall may have contributed to the decline of the Mayan civilization. — If you contribute something, you make it available to other people. Everybody contributed $10 to pay for the present. Are you able to contribute a hour a week to help us out?

contribute

— verb (= lend, bestow, add, bring) 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 — verb (= give) contribute to some cause I gave at the office — verb (= lead) be conducive to The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing — verb (= put up) provide The city has to put up half the required amount

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donate give bestow subscribe pay impart conduce provide lend lead invest devote cooperate contribution chip in bring add tend serve put up present pay subscriptions kick in help grant further furnish finance endow donation dedicate confer assist work on tribute toss in taxes take a share in the expenses supply subsidize subjoin sponsor spend save redound pitch in pay tax pass offer money offer financial assistance

Topics contribute topics

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contribute · verb

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Simple sentences

I wish I had something to contribute.
He doesn't know if he will be able to contribute to the household regularly.
The construction of a highway will contribute to the growth of the suburbs.
Science and art must contribute to the promotion of human welfare.
Maintaining a high salt diet may contribute to high blood pressure.
They will contribute greatly to the growth of the town.
How can you contribute to our organisation?
If you're bored, you can contribute to Tatoeba.
Everyone is free to contribute.
And everyone has the ability to contribute.
To solve the problem neither complaints nor tears can contribute.
Contribute to Tatoeba.
I did everything I could. Now it's your turn to contribute what you can.
I love Tatoeba and all the people that contribute on this website.
The best way to help us is to contribute in your own native language.
The mayor's proposal will contribute to getting the streets repaired.
Let us students contribute to the welfare of the victims of the earthquake; even loose change will go a long way.
If you turned off your computer right now, you would contribute to the prevention of global warming.
Would you like to contribute to the program?
Melting polar icecaps could also contribute to an increase in sea levels.
If you don't have anything to do, you can contribute to Tatoeba.
I'd still highly recommend that you contribute sentences in Russian, so we could have sentences we can all trust as sounding natural.
I've decided to contribute Spanish sentences purely all this month.
Sugary drinks have no nutritional value and contribute significantly to weight gain.

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I want to contribute.
I'm sorry I can't contribute to your fun, mister.
Your Excellency, we are proud to contribute with our minor scientific achievement to the victories achieved by our great Marshal.
I expect to contribute my share to charities, and take part in, well in, movements.
We will especially examine what he can contribute to freemasonry.
We need people who will serve our order and contribute to its power.
And whoever doesn't fight in this army will contribute to its upkeep.
She is filthy rich and she was ready to contribute 10,000 ecus to be a member.
It was his duty to sacrifice his own desires and to contribute any ideas we demanded of him on any terms we chose.
Would you like to contribute?
Captain, would you like to contribute?
When those cops see Lisa, they'll even contribute.
If it comes into the home it must contribute.
Even those who couldn't attend are willing to contribute.
I know a lot of people who would be glad to contribute.
I would contribute generously to any charitable institution you might name.
Take part, contribute.
He's been with us 2 years, contribute a lot of money.
I'm 4-F, this is the only way that I can contribute to the war effort and do something for my country.
Lisinski accepted even the position of an unpaid musical supervisor at the Musical Institute, all to be able to contribute to the spreading of musical literacy.
We have met and decided. all of us. to contribute to the war effort.
You didn't contribute.
What about the rest? When those cops see Lisa, they'll even contribute.
I'm happy to contribute to your success and your happiness.
Now, contribute something to decorate the mosque for the glory of Allah, who has kept you safe on your journey here.
I can also contribute if you wish.
And how much did Mrs. De Matteis contribute?
Yet last night when I asked you to contribute to the king's treasury, you refused.
What good will a European federation contribute to our economy?
Didn't I contribute to that?
And since it could contribute to my renown, I'll take it.
These attitudes are dangerous, they contribute nothing to our culture and are to be stamped out.
All I can contribute is the further we travel into this zone of darkness, the weaker our life functions become and I have no idea why.
If they contribute, the rest might follow.
But you be prepared to recommend, that the United States should contribute 1 billion dollars to a manned flight conducted by EUROSEC.

News and current affairs

To the extent that false flags are imperfect and rumors of the source of an attack are widely deemed credible (though not legally probative), reputational damage to an attacker's soft power may contribute to deterrence.
Moreover, major advanced economies, such as the United States, Germany, and Japan, face longer-term fiscal problems in the form of aging populations or oversize welfare states, limiting their capacity to contribute to demand management.
Only the emerging and developing economies of Asia could effectively contribute to lifting global demand through a coordinated effort aimed at boosting domestic consumption, which, in turn, would stimulate additional investment.
Failures of rainfall contribute not only to famines and chronic hunger, but also to the onset of violence when hungry people clash over scarce food and water.
Afghans can contribute in a tangible way here by reopening the North-South route connecting the resource rich economies of Central Asia to densely populated India and Pakistan.
Indeed, the US has trimmed its presence abroad by refusing to contribute to a eurozone bailout, intervene in Syria, or use force to contain Iran's nuclear breakout (despite strong Israeli support).
Their remittances contribute immensely to the economic welfare of their families, communities, and home countries' economies.
Finally, rigid labor markets and, more generally, regulatory constraints on prices and on the supply response of the economy, deepen recessionary reactions to various shocks, and contribute to the growth of unemployment.
But factors beyond taxes and benefits also contribute to low employment rates in all the three major euro-zone economies: high minimum wages and some features of employment protection legislation slow down the flow of workers through the job market.
Some, as usual, will claim that the Arab-Israeli conflict lies at the root of the problems that exist between Islam and the West, and that resolving the Palestinians' plight will contribute immensely to smoother relations.
Implicitly or explicitly, people take the side of the victims, contribute by sending money to them, declare even suicide bombers legitimate, and move ever further away from support for and defense of Israel.
This means addressing the factors that contribute to support for and recruitment by terrorist groups.
Are they likely to contribute to stress-related ill health?
NATO added seven new members - nations eager to contribute to the Alliance in powerful ways.
The struggle to do so has been mighty, but despite our travails--and our poverty--I believe that my country has the strength to contribute creatively to this endeavour.
The expenses and pressure of the dowry system, and the fact that, in most joint families, only sons inherit property and wealth, contribute to this favoritism.
The same can be said for enhanced saving incentives, which would contribute to longer-term financial security for American households, most of which suffered massive wealth losses in the Great Recession.
As homeowners with large negative equity default, the foreclosed homes contribute to the excess supply that drives prices down further.
Being welcomed within the great international family of the West will reassure them, stabilize them, and contribute to their political, cultural, and economic development.
The US and the West can discuss with Arab countries how political reform should be carried out in a way that would contribute to greater openness and opportunities for power-sharing.
In the US, when oil prices go up, incomes in Texas and Montana rise, which means that these states then contribute more tax revenue to the federal budget, thereby helping out the rest of the country.
Only if the trans-Atlantic partnership proves effective, as it did to meet the demands of the Cold War and the end of Europe's division, can the West contribute to realizing the hopes engendered by the Arab uprisings.
Moreover, money spent on the Iraq war does not stimulate the economy today as much as money spent at home on roads, hospitals, or schools, and it doesn't contribute as much to long-term growth.
By focusing exclusively on foreigners and domestic elites for investment, Afghanistan is missing out on the vast potential of micro-entrepreneurs and small businesses to contribute to steady GDP growth.

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