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01. He [contributes] a lot of time and money to helping people with AIDS.
02. Would you like to make a [contribution] towards helping to save grizzly bear habitat?
03. Nigeria is an important [contributor] to the U.N. peacekeeping force in the region.
04. I didn't have much to [contribute] to the discussion because I had been away for a month.
05. Poor diet has obviously [contributed] a great deal to his present health problems.
06. My brother has [contributed] a number of articles on cycling to our local newspapers.
07. Jacqueline Bisset once observed that character [contributes] to beauty.
08. There is a Chinese proverb which observes that a strong fire can be built only when all [contribute] their firewood.
09. On average, a woman's brain makes up 2.5 percent of her body weight, whereas a man's brain only [contributes] 2 percent of his body weight.
10. The potential for religion to [contribute] to conflict has been dramatically illustrated in Northern Ireland.
11. Success or failure in learning a language will be determined by what you yourself [contribute] to the process.
12. Speeding is a [contributing] factor in more car crashes involving new drivers than any other factor.
13. Education prepares young people for future employment, and for [contributing] more fully to family and community life.
14. The Vatican's economy is supported financially by [contributions] from Roman Catholics throughout the world, the sale of postage stamps and tourist souvenirs, fees for admission to museums, and the sale of publications.
15. The major [contributors] to the charity fund have been invited to a special thank-you dinner.
16. Studies by Gradman and Hanania have shown that regular out of class reading is the most important direct [contributor] to success on the TOEFL test.
17. The environmental organization Greenpeace relies for funding on [contributions] from individual supporters and foundation grants.
18. Whether the Romans made any significant [contributions] to the theory or practice of music is unknown because no music of that era has survived.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • contribute — con‧trib‧ute [kənˈtrɪbjuːt] verb [intransitive, transitive] to give money, help, ideas etc to something that a lot of other people are involved in: contribute to/​towards • His department contributed £2.3 million towards the fund. • They… …   Financial and business terms

  • contribute — con·trib·ute vb ut·ed, ut·ing vt: to make a contribution of vi: to make a contribution Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. contribute …   Law dictionary

  • Contribute — Con*trib ute, v. i. 1. To give a part to a common stock; to lend assistance or aid, or give something, to a common purpose; to have a share in any act or effect. [1913 Webster] We are engaged in war; the secretary of state calls upon the colonies …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Contribute — Con*trib ute, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contributed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contributing}.] [L. contributus, p. p. of contribuere to bring together, to add; con + tribuere to grant, impart. See {Tribute}.] To give or grant i common with others; to give to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • contribute — (v.) 1520s, from L. contributus, pp. of contribuere to bring together, add, unite, collect, contribute (see CONTRIBUTION (Cf. contribution)). Figurative sense is from 1630s. Related: Contributed; contributing …   Etymology dictionary

  • contribute — [v1] donate, provide accord, add, afford, ante up, assign, bequeath, bequest, bestow, chip in, come through, commit, confer, devote, dispense, dole out*, dower, endow, enrich, furnish, give, give away, go Dutch*, grant, hand out, kick in*, pitch… …   New thesaurus

  • contribute — ► VERB 1) give in order to help achieve or provide something. 2) (contribute to) help to cause or bring about. DERIVATIVES contribution noun contributive adjective contributor noun. USAGE The first pronunciation, which puts the s …   English terms dictionary

  • contribute — [kən trib′yo͞ot] vt., vi. contributed, contributing [< L contributus, pp. of contribuere: see COM & TRIBUTE] 1. to give or provide jointly with others; give to a common fund 2. to write and give or sell (an article, story, poem, etc.) to a… …   English World dictionary

  • contribute to — index bear (support), cause, compound, espouse, further, promote (organize), serve ( …   Law dictionary

  • contribute — The standard pronunciation is with the main stress on the second syllable, although (as with distribute) pronunciation with stress on the first syllable is increasingly heard …   Modern English usage

  • contribute */*/*/ — UK [kənˈtrɪbjuːt] / US [kənˈtrɪbjut] / US [ˈkɑntrɪˌbjut] verb Word forms contribute : present tense I/you/we/they contribute he/she/it contributes present participle contributing past tense contributed past participle contributed Get it right:… …   English dictionary

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