American English
/kʰn̩ˈtʰɹɪb.jut̚/
3 syllables · Stress the second syllable.
to give money, time, effort, ideas, or other help to a person, group, project, or cause
Practice out loudto give money, time, effort, ideas, or other help to a person, group, project, or cause
Many people contributed money to the relief fund.
She contributes ideas to every team meeting.
contribute money · contribute time · contribute ideas · contribute to a cause
contribute + money/time/effort/ideas + to + a person/group/project/cause
contribute to + a person/group/project/cause
to help cause a result or situation, usually together with other people or things
Heavy traffic contributed to the delay.
Poor lighting can contribute to accidents.
contribute to the problem · contribute to growth · contribute to climate change · contribute to higher costs
something + contributes to + a result/problem/change
contribute to + a result/problem/change
to write an article or other material for a newspaper, magazine, website, or similar publication
He contributes articles to a local newspaper.
She started contributing to an online magazine.
contribute an article · contribute to a magazine
contribute + an article/story + to + a newspaper/magazine/website
contribute to + a newspaper/magazine/website
The past form is contributed, and the -ing form is contributing. Do not write *contributted or *contributeing.