contribute meaning

contribute means 'to give money, time, or effort to help achieve something'.

contribute :

to give, to donate, to help, to add

Verb

▪ She contributed money to the charity.

▪ She gave money to the charity.

▪ They contributed their time to the project.

▪ They donated their time to the project.

paraphrasing

▪ donate – give money or goods for a good cause

▪ give – provide something

▪ help – assist with something

▪ add – include something extra



contribute

Pronunciation

contribute [kənˈtrɪb.juːt]

The stress is on 'trib' and sounds like 'kən-TRIB-yoot'.

Common phrases and grammar about contribute

contribute - Common meaning

Verb
to give, to donate, to help, to add

Part of Speech Changes for "contribute"

▪ contribution (noun) – something given to help

▪ contributor (noun) – a person who gives something

▪ contributive (adjective) – helping to achieve something

Common Expressions with "contribute"

▪ contribute to a cause – to help a cause

▪ contribute money – to give money

▪ contribute time – to give time

▪ contribute ideas – to give ideas



Important examples of contribute in TOEIC

Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test

In TOEIC word questions, contribute is usually used to mean to give or help with something.

▪They contribute funds to the charity.
▪They help the charity by giving money.

Example of a confusing word: attribute (to regard something as being caused by)

▪They attribute funds to the charity.
▪They regard the funds as being caused by the charity.
"Contribute" means "to give" or "to provide" something, especially in order to help achieve or provide something. In the sentence "They contribute funds to the charity," the verb "contribute" is used correctly to indicate providing help through financial means. On the other hand, "attribute" means "to regard something as being caused by someone or something" and is used in the structure "attribute something to someone/something." The sentence "They attribute funds to the charity" is grammatically incorrect and does not convey the intended meaning of providing help. Therefore, "contribute" is the correct choice.

Grammar examples from the TOEIC test

Contribute is used as a verb and may require correct verb forms or prepositions in grammar questions.

▪They contribute to the project.
▪They help the project by giving something.

contribute

Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC

contribute to

means 'to help with something'.

▪Everyone contributed to the meeting.
▪Everyone helped with the meeting.

contribute one's part

means 'to do one's share'.

▪She contributed her part to the project.
▪She did her share of the project.

Differences between similar words and contribute

contribute

,

donate

differences

Contribute is to give or help with something, while donate specifically means to give money or goods for a good cause.

contribute
▪They contributed to the charity.
▪They gave money to the charity.
donate
▪They donated to the charity.
▪They gave money to the charity.

contribute

,

help

differences

Contribute means to give or help with something, while help is a more general term for assisting someone or something.

contribute
▪They contributed to the project.
▪They assisted the project.
help
▪They helped the project.
▪They assisted the project.

Words with the same origin as contribute

The origin of contribute

contribute comes from the Latin 'contribuere', meaning 'to bring together'.

Word structure

The word has the prefix con (with), root tribut (give), and suffix e, so contribute means 'to give together'.

Words with the same origin

The root of contribute is tribut (to give). Words with the same root include tribute, attribute, retribute, and subtribute.

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