verb · neutral
contribute
/kənˈtrɪbjuːt/con·TRIB·ute
Band 5-6speakingtask2
give something (money, effort, ideas) or help cause something to happen
Examples
“Students are encouraged to contribute ideas during seminars.”
“Excessive sugar consumption can contribute to health problems.”
“She contributed several paragraphs to the final report.”
Band 8 sentence
“Multiple socio-economic factors contributed to the decline in local biodiversity over the decade.”
Collocations
- contribute to (a problem)
- contribute ideas
- make a contribution
Word family
contribution nouncontributor noun
Common mistakes
contribute with→contribute to / contribute (no preposition)
Say it for a higher band
5help→6contribute→7+contribute
Synonyms
add
Easily confused
contribute vs donate
“She donated money to the charity.”
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