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{ "term": "contribute", "partOfSpeech": "verb", "academic": true, "ox3000": true, "cefr": "b2", "verbForms": { "presentSimple": { "iYouWeThey": "contribute", "heSheIt": "contributes" }, "pastSimple": "contributed", "pastParticiple": "contributed", "ingForm": "contributing" }, "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "to give something, especially money or goods, to help achieve or provide something", "sensetop": "contribute to/towards somethingcontribute somethingcontribute something to/towards something", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Do you wish to contribute?" }, { "text": "Would you like to contribute to our collection?", "contextForm": "contribute to/towards something" }, { "text": "to contribute to your pension" }, { "text": "Check with your financial planner to make sure that you are contributing the correct amounts.", "contextForm": "contribute something" }, { "text": "We contributed £5 000 to the earthquake fund.", "contextForm": "contribute something to/towards something" }, { "text": "I would like to contribute to the church restoration fund." }, { "text": "Many people contributed generously to the appeal." }, { "text": "The company contributed $50 000 towards training costs." }, { "text": "a situation where husband and wife contribute equally to the family budget" }, { "text": "The writer personally contributed £5 000 to the earthquake fund." } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["enormously", "generously", "greatly"], "verb + contribute": ["be asked to", "be encouraged to"], "preposition": ["to", "towards/toward"], "phrases": ["have little, a lot, etc. to contribute (to something)"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "to be one of the causes of something", "sensetop": "contribute to something", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Human error may have been a **contributing factor**." }, { "text": "It is well known that UV radiation **contributes to the development** of skin cancer.", "contextForm": "contribute to something" }, { "text": "Investment in transport **contributes to** overall economic **growth**." }, { "text": "Medical negligence was said to have contributed to her death." }, { "text": "England fans are **contributing** hugely **to the success** of this event." }, { "text": "US policy has **contributed to the problem**." }, { "text": "Several **factors** may be **contributing to** the fall in the number of applicants." }, { "text": "Several factors might contribute to the development of the disease." }, { "text": "These images could potentially contribute to the development of eating disorders." }, { "text": "Unemployment contributes directly to homelessness." }, { "text": "countries that contribute disproportionately to global warming" } ], "topics": ["Change, cause and effect"], "collocations": { "adverb": ["greatly", "importantly", "largely"], "preposition": ["to"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "to increase, improve or add to something", "sensetop": "contribute to somethingcontribute something to something", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Immigrants have contributed to British culture in many ways.", "contextForm": "contribute to something" }, { "text": "Parental involvement **contributes significantly to** children's learning." }, { "text": "Hall's work **contributed greatly to** our knowledge of the disease." }, { "text": "This book **contributes** little **to our understanding** of the subject.", "contextForm": "contribute something to something" }, { "text": "His research has contributed enormously to our understanding of this disease." }, { "text": "people who want to contribute positively to their communities" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "to write things for a newspaper, book, website, etc. or a radio or television programme; to speak during a meeting or conversation, especially to give your opinion", "sensetop": "contribute to somethingcontribute somethingcontribute something to something", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "The blog now has about 20 people contributing regularly." }, { "text": "a **contributing editor**" }, { "text": "We hope everyone will contribute to the discussion.", "contextForm": "contribute to something" }, { "text": "Associated Press contributed to this report." }, { "text": "He contributed a piece on Canadian law.", "contextForm": "contribute something" }, { "text": "She contributed a number of articles to the magazine.", "contextForm": "contribute something to something" }, { "text": "He contributes regularly to the magazine ‘New Scientist’." }, { "text": "Students are encouraged to contribute articles to the university magazine." }, { "text": "a talented photographer who contributed to many books on architectiure" } ], "topics": ["TV, radio and news"], "collocations": { "adverb": ["regularly"], "preposition": ["to"] } } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/kənˈtrɪbjuːt//ˈkɒntrɪbjuːt/", "audio": "xc/contribute/xcontribute__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/kənˈtrɪbjuːts//ˈkɒntrɪbjuːts/", "audio": "xc/contribute/xcontributes__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/kənˈtrɪbjuːtɪd//ˈkɒntrɪbjuːtɪd/", "audio": "xc/contribute/xcontributed__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/kənˈtrɪbjuːtɪŋ//ˈkɒntrɪbjuːtɪŋ/", "audio": "xc/contribute/xcontributing__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/kənˈtrɪbjuːt/", "audio": "xc/contribute/xcontribute__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/kənˈtrɪbjuːts/", "audio": "xc/contribute/xcontributes__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/kənˈtrɪbjuːtɪd/", "audio": "xc/contribute/xcontributed__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/kənˈtrɪbjuːtɪŋ/", "audio": "xc/contribute/xcontributing__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "mid 16th cent.: from Latin contribut- ‘brought together, added’, from the verb contribuere, from con- ‘with’ + tribuere ‘bestow’." }