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contribute
- /kənˈt(ʃ)ɹɪb.juːt/ UK
- /ˈkɒn.t(ʃ)ɹɪˌbjuːt/ UK
- /kənˈt͡ʃɹɪbjʉwt/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ˈkɔnt͡ʃɹɪbjʉwt/ British, Southern, Standard
- /kənˈtɹɪb.jut/ US
- /kənˈtɹɪb.(j)ət/
- [kənˈtɹɪb.(j)əɾ] Australia, US
- /ˈkon.tɹɪb.jut/ Philippines
Where it comes from
PIE word
*tréyes
From Latin contribūtus, perfect passive participle of contribuō (“to bring together; to unite”), from con- (“together”) + tribuō (“to bestow”), from tribus (“tribe”), derived from trēs (“three”), from Proto-Italic *trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
verb contributes · contributing · contributed
- To give something that is or becomes part of a larger whole. to contribute money to a church fund
