contribute
To give something that is or becomes part of a larger wholeTo give something that is or becomes part of a larger whole.
» He contributed a lot of money.
Er steuerte viel Geld bei.
Он вложил много денег.
Він вклав багато грошей.
Meaning
1 sensesTo give something that is or becomes part of a larger whole.
to contribute money to a church fund
to contribute articles to a journal
beisteuern, beitragen
де́лать поже́ртвованияdélatʹ požértvovanija, де́лать взно́сыdélatʹ vznósy, вноси́ть вкладvnosítʹ vklad
вклада́тисяvkladátysja, робити внесокrobyty vnesok, зробити внесокzrobyty vnesok
- contribute to some cause
- be conducive to
- provide
- bestow a quality on
Examples
376 sentencesHe contributed a lot of money.
Він вклав багато грошей.
ruОн вложил много денег.
deEr steuerte viel Geld bei.
Tom doesn't want to contribute.
Том не хоче співробітничати.
deTom möchte sich nicht beteiligen.
Everyone is free to contribute.
Кожен може зробити свій внесок.
ruКаждый может внести свой вклад.
deJeder darf etwas beitragen.
She contributed much to the company.
He contributed fifty dollars to the project.
ruОн вложил пятьдесят долларов в проект.
Translations
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Forms
contributes, contributing, contributed, contributed| Base form | contribute · to contribute |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | contributes |
| Present participle | contributing |
| Past simple | contributed |
| Past participle | contributed |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
28 synonymsWord family
13 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
4 patterns- contributed a lot
- want to contribute
- has contributed a
- contribute to the