Contribute Contributed Childhood Bre Fund Diet Obesity Earthquake

• we contributed £5 000 to the earthquake fund.
• would you like to contribute to our collection?
• do you wish to contribute?
• medical negligence was said to have contributed to her death.

contribute

1. to give something, especially money or goods, to help somebody/something
• We contributed £5 000 to the earthquake fund.
• Would you like to contribute to our collection?
• Do you wish to contribute?
2. to be one of the causes of something
• Medical negligence was said to have contributed to her death.
• Human error may have been a contributing factor.
• Childhood obesity can cause/lead to long-term health problems.
• Changes in lifestyle and diet over the last twenty years have caused/led to/resulted in a sharp increase in childhood obesity.
• Several factors, including changes in diet and lifestyle, have contributed to the increase in childhood obesity.
• Research suggests that fast food and soft drinks directly contribute to childhood obesity.
• Genetics, lifestyle and diet are all important factors in cases of childhood obesity.
• Even small changes in lifestyle and diet can bring about significant weight loss.
3. to increase, improve or add to something
• Immigrants have contributed to British culture in many ways.
• This book contributes little to our understanding of the subject.
4. to write things for a newspaper, magazine, or a radio or television programme; to speak during a meeting or conversation, especially to give your opinion
• She contributed a number of articles to the magazine.
• He contributes regularly to the magazine ‘New Scientist’.
• We hope everyone will contribute to the discussion.

Extra Examples

• His research has contributed enormously to our understanding of this disease.
• I would like to contribute to the church restoration fund.
• Many people contributed generously to the appeal.
• Parental involvement contributes significantly to children’s learning.
• Several factors might contribute to the development of the disease.
• Students are encouraged to contribute articles to the university magazine.
• The company contributed $50 000 towards/toward training costs.
• These images could potentially contribute to the development of eating disorders.
• Unemployment contributes directly to homelessness.
• a situation where husband and wife contribute equally to the family budget
• a talented photographer who contributed regularly to ‘The Face’
• countries that contribute disproportionately to global warming
• people who want to contribute positively to their communities
• The writer personally contributed £5 000 to the earthquake fund.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they contribute
• he / she / it contributes
• past simple contributed
• past participle contributed
• -ing form contributing

Word Origin

• mid 16th cent.: from Latin contribut- ‘brought together, added’, from the verb contribuere, from con- ‘with’ + tribuere ‘bestow’.