Translation
to contribute
Word origin
From Latin contribuere, con- ('together') plus tribuere ('to allot, to grant'). Tribuere itself comes from tribus, the tribe, because Rome divided things out tribe by tribe, so tribe, tribute and contribute are all one family.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- contribuere
- English cognates
- contribute, tribute, attribute, tribe
Examples
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Every member contributed a little money.
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Your work contributed a great deal to this project.
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I want to contribute, but I do not know how.
Watch the preposition. You contribute a project and contribute money a cause, but the thing given goes straight into the accusative: . Used without an object it simply means to do your share.
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