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. — mkazarian
ruОн вложил много денег. — Lenin_1917
deEr steuerte viel Geld bei. — jast
Tom doesn't want to contribute.
Том не хоче співробітничати. — deniko
deTom möchte sich nicht beteiligen. — Thom_Schmidt
Everyone is free to contribute.
Кожен може зробити свій внесок. — deniko
ruКаждый может внести свой вклад. — marafon
deJeder darf etwas beitragen. — jakov
She contributed much to the company.
He contributed fifty dollars to the project.
ruОн вложил пятьдесят долларов в проект. — Lenin_1917
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