contribute

B1 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /kənˈtɹɪb.jut/ UK /kənˈt(ʃ)ɹɪb.juːt/ See IPA manual

Freq #9131

Meanings

1

verb
To give money, help, or ideas toward something shared.

Everyone contributed money to the church fund.
2

verb
To be one of the causes that helps make something happen.

Poor diet can contribute to heart disease.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to give money, help, or... donate give chip in

2 verb · to be one of the causes... lead conduce

Word family

Forms contributedcontributescontributing

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.

contribūtus Latin *trēs Proto-Italic *tréyes Proto-Indo-European

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# contribute

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /kənˈtɹɪb.jut/
**IPA (UK):** /kənˈt(ʃ)ɹɪb.juːt/
**Frequency rank:** 9131

## Meanings
1. To give money, help, or ideas toward something shared.
2. To be one of the causes that helps make something happen.

## Examples
- Everyone contributed money to the church fund.
- Poor diet can contribute to heart disease.

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: contribūtus
- Root: *trēs
- Root: *tréyes

## 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.

## AI Etymology
contribute is a verb. It is 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. Historical forms in the chain include contribūtus (Latin), *trēs (Proto-Italic), and *tréyes (Proto-Indo-European). Current senses include to give money, help, or ideas toward something shared and to be one of the causes that helps make something happen.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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