{
    "term": "contribute",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "contribute",
            "heSheIt": "contributes"
        },
        "pastSimple": "contributed",
        "pastParticiple": "contributed",
        "ingForm": "contributing"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to give something, especially money or goods, to help achieve or provide something",
            "sensetop": "contribute to/towards somethingcontribute somethingcontribute something to/towards something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Do you wish to contribute?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Would you like to contribute to our collection?",
                    "contextForm": "contribute to/towards something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to contribute to your pension"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Check with your financial planner to make sure that you are contributing the correct amounts.",
                    "contextForm": "contribute something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We contributed £5 000 to the earthquake fund.",
                    "contextForm": "contribute something to/towards something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I would like to contribute to the church restoration fund."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Many people contributed generously to the appeal."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The company contributed $50 000 towards training costs."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a situation where husband and wife contribute equally to the family budget"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The writer personally contributed £5 000 to the earthquake fund."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["enormously", "generously", "greatly"],
                "verb + contribute": ["be asked to", "be encouraged to"],
                "preposition": ["to", "towards/​toward"],
                "phrases": ["have little, a lot, etc. to contribute (to something)"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to be one of the causes of something",
            "sensetop": "contribute to something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Human error may have been a **contributing factor**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is well known that UV radiation **contributes to the development** of skin cancer.",
                    "contextForm": "contribute to something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Investment in transport **contributes to** overall economic **growth**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Medical negligence was said to have contributed to her death."
                },
                {
                    "text": "England fans are **contributing** hugely **to the success** of this event."
                },
                {
                    "text": "US policy has **contributed to the problem**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Several **factors** may be **contributing to** the fall in the number of applicants."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Several factors might contribute to the development of the disease."
                },
                {
                    "text": "These images could potentially contribute to the development of eating disorders."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Unemployment contributes directly to homelessness."
                },
                {
                    "text": "countries that contribute disproportionately to global warming"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Change, cause and effect"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["greatly", "importantly", "largely"],
                "preposition": ["to"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to increase, improve or add to something",
            "sensetop": "contribute to somethingcontribute something to something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Immigrants have contributed to British culture in many ways.",
                    "contextForm": "contribute to something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Parental involvement **contributes significantly to** children's learning."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Hall's work **contributed greatly to** our knowledge of the disease."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This book **contributes** little **to our understanding** of the subject.",
                    "contextForm": "contribute something to something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "His research has contributed enormously to our understanding of this disease."
                },
                {
                    "text": "people who want to contribute positively to their communities"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "to write things for a newspaper, book, website, etc. or a radio or television programme; to speak during a meeting or conversation, especially to give your opinion",
            "sensetop": "contribute to somethingcontribute somethingcontribute something to something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The blog now has about 20 people contributing regularly."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **contributing editor**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We hope everyone will contribute to the discussion.",
                    "contextForm": "contribute to something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Associated Press contributed to this report."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He contributed a piece on Canadian law.",
                    "contextForm": "contribute something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She contributed a number of articles to the magazine.",
                    "contextForm": "contribute something to something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He contributes regularly to the magazine ‘New Scientist’."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Students are encouraged to contribute articles to the university magazine."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a talented photographer who contributed to many books on architectiure"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["TV, radio and news"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["regularly"],
                "preposition": ["to"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈtrɪbjuːt//ˈkɒntrɪbjuːt/",
                "audio": "xc/contribute/xcontribute__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈtrɪbjuːts//ˈkɒntrɪbjuːts/",
                "audio": "xc/contribute/xcontributes__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈtrɪbjuːtɪd//ˈkɒntrɪbjuːtɪd/",
                "audio": "xc/contribute/xcontributed__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈtrɪbjuːtɪŋ//ˈkɒntrɪbjuːtɪŋ/",
                "audio": "xc/contribute/xcontributing__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈtrɪbjuːt/",
                "audio": "xc/contribute/xcontribute__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈtrɪbjuːts/",
                "audio": "xc/contribute/xcontributes__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈtrɪbjuːtɪd/",
                "audio": "xc/contribute/xcontributed__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈtrɪbjuːtɪŋ/",
                "audio": "xc/contribute/xcontributing__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "mid 16th cent.: from Latin contribut- ‘brought together, added’, from the verb contribuere, from con- ‘with’ + tribuere ‘bestow’."
}