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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: contribute:
Don't use a verb in the infinitive after contribute. Use the pattern contribute to doing something:
Wrong: Technology has contributed to improve our lives.
Right: Technology has contributed to improving our lives.
Wrong: A positive aspect of education is that it contributes to confirm one's identity.
Right: A positive aspect of education is that it contributes to confirming one's identity. You can also use the pattern contribute to something: Technology has contributed to improvements in our lives.
1) [intransitive/transitive] to give money, goods, or your time and effort in order to achieve something, especially when other people are also helping
contribute to:

Many local businesses offered to contribute to the school rebuilding fund.

contribute something to/towards something:

He promised to contribute £5,000 towards the cost of the lawsuit.

The UK will contribute 8,000 troops to the NATO operation.

2) [intransitive/transitive] to be a part of a group or an activity and help it to be successful
contribute something to something:

Davis didn't really contribute much to the game in the second half.

have a lot/much/nothing to contribute:

He felt he had nothing to contribute to the discussion.

3) [intransitive] to be one of the things that help to make something happen
contribute to:

The scandal certainly contributed to their defeat at the last election.

contributing factor (= one of the things that causes something):

Speed is a contributing factor in many road accidents.

4) [intransitive/transitive] to write stories or articles for a newspaper or magazine
contribute something to something:

She continued to contribute articles to sports magazines.


English dictionary. 2014.

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