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be credited with + noun / V-ing

/bi ˈkrɛdɪtɪd wɪð/be CRED·it·ed with

Band 7+speakingtask2

used to say someone or something is given praise or recognition for an achievement or action

Examples

“The scientist was credited with discovering the vaccine.”

“The company is credited with improving working conditions.”

“She was widely credited with saving the project.”

Band 8 sentence

“The city's rapid industrialisation was widely credited with raising living standards across the region.”

Collocations

  • credited with + discovering / inventing / improving
  • be widely/commonly credited with

Common mistakes

be credited to→be credited with

is credited for + V-inf→is credited with + V-ing

Say it for a higher band

5is credited to→6credited for→7+be credited with

Synonyms

be praised for

be acknowledged for

Easily confused

be attributed to

“The drop in sales was attributed to bad weather.”

Related words

had been + past participlebe + past participleto have been + past participlebe used to + Vbe + past participle + by + agentnoun + past participle (reduced relative clause)be seen as + noun / adjectivehave/has been + past participle

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