verb · neutral
contribute
/kənˈtrɪbjuːt/con·TRIB·ute
Band 6-7speakingtask2
to give something (money, time, ideas) to help achieve or provide something
Examples
“Local companies contribute funds to the scholarship programme.”
“Students are encouraged to contribute ideas in seminars.”
“Many factors contribute to climate change.”
Band 8 sentence
“Researchers from different disciplines contributed new perspectives that enriched the final report.”
Collocations
- contribute to
- contribute ideas
- contribute funds
Word family
contribution nouncontributor nouncontributory adjective
Common mistakes
contribute on the project→contribute to the project
make contribute→contribute / make a contribution
Say it for a higher band
5give→6donate→7+contribute
Synonyms
donate
Easily confused
donate
“They decided to donate the proceeds to charity.”
Related words
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In Sublist 7
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