verb · academic

attribute

/əˈtrɪbjuːt/a·TRIB·ute

Band 6-7task2task1

to say that something is caused by or is the result of something

Examples

The decline in pollinators is often attributed to pesticide use.

She attributes her success to hard work and good mentoring.

Most historians attribute the change to economic pressures.

Band 8 sentence

Contemporary scholars tend to attribute the demographic shift to a combination of migration and changing birth rates.

Collocations

  • attribute A to B
  • be attributed to

Word family

attribution nounattributable adjective

Common mistakes

use 'attribute' without the preposition 'to' (e.g., 'attribute the problem climate change')attribute ... to ...

translate as 'thuộc tính' when verb meaning is intendedquy cho / cho là do

Say it for a higher band

5say6blame7+attribute

Synonyms

ascribe

Easily confused

ascribe

Many people ascribe the invention to a single individual.

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