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US
/kənˈtɹɪbjut/
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[ UK /kˈɒntɹɪbjˌuːt/ ]
[ UK /kˈɒntɹɪbjˌuːt/ ]
VERB
-
be conducive to
The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing -
provide
The city has to put up half the required amount -
contribute to some cause
I gave at the office -
bestow a quality on
The music added a lot to the play
She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings
This adds a light note to the program
Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company
How To Use contribute In A Sentence
- In summary, Dr. Green, after studying and researching this question for over 20 years, it is my firm conviction that aspartame lowers seizure threshold, mimics or exacerbates a wide variety of neuropsychiatric disorders, contributes to the incidence of certain cancers, and because of it's impact on the hypothalamic "appestat" plays a significant role in the world-wide epidemic of obesity and type 2 diabetes. Psychiatry Professor informs Hawaii House Health Committee of Dangers of Aspartame, as Medical Professional
- Does smoking contribute to lung cancer?
- All of them, appropriately for a bank, contributed their pennyworth.
- However, visitors from outlying areas to attend football matches will contribute substantially to the local economy of the cities mentioned above.
- An encouraging aspect was that each of the three new caps in the squad contributed to the victory.
- Objectionable pictures have been deemed to contribute to a hostile environment.
- The frequency shifts show an electron movement toward -phosphate, which probably contributes to catalysis by reducing the free activation energy.
- Some research suggests, however, that the effects of aging are attenuated not by how much people receive from their community but by how much they contribute to it.
- Staff writer Colum Lynch at the United Nations, correspondent Anthony Faiola and special correspondent Samuel Sockol in Tunis, and staff writer Steve Hendrix in Benghazi contributed to this report. U.S., Europe considering naval operations to deliver humanitarian aid to Libya
- Experience can contribute to connoisseurship, but only if the consumer tastes with attention and an open mind.