contribute

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kənˈt(ʃ)ɹɪbjuːt/, X-SAMPA: /k@n"trIbju:t/, /"kQntrI%bju:t/
• (less common, UK) IPA: /ˈkɒnt(ʃ)ɹɪˌbjuːt/}}

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Etymology

From Latin con- + tribuere from tributa

Verb

contribute (third-person singular simple present contributes, present participle contributing, simple past and past participle contributed)

1. To give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole.
   • 2013 May-June, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 193: 

     Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola. A recent study explored the ecological variables that may contribute to bats’ propensity to harbor such zoonotic diseases by comparing them with another order of common reservoir hosts: rodents.

Synonyms

add assist bestow bring

chip in impart kick in

lend provide put up

Translations

to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole

• Arabic: ساهم (ar) (saahama)
• Bulgarian: допринасям (bg) (doprinasjam)
• Czech: přispět (cs)
• Dutch: bijdragen (nl)
• Esperanto: kontribui (eo)
• Finnish: myötävaikuttaa, olla osallisena
• French: contribuer (fr)
• German: beisteuern (de), beitragen (de)
• Greek: συνεισφέρω (el) (syneisféro)
• Haitian Creole: kontribye
• Hebrew: תרם (he) (tarám)
• Hungarian: hozzájárul (hu)
• Italian: contribuire (it)

• Japanese: 貢献する (ja) (こうけんする, kōken suru)
• Kazakh: үлес қосу (kk) (üles qosu)
• Luxembourgish: bäidroen (lb), bäisteieren (lb), contribuéieren (lb)
• Norwegian: bidra (no)
• Portuguese: contribuir (pt)
• Russian: делать пожертвования (ru) (delatʹ požertvovanija), делать взносы (ru) (delatʹ vznosy), вносить вклад (ru) (vnositʹ vklad)
• Slovene: prispevati
• Spanish: contribuir (es)
• Swedish: bidra (sv), bidraga (sv)
• Vietnamese: contribute (vi)

Related terms

• contribution
• contributor
• contributory