"contribute" meaning in English

See contribute in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /kənˈt(ʃ)ɹɪb.juːt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkɒn.t(ʃ)ɹɪˌbjuːt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /kənˈtɹɪb.jut/ [General-American], /kənˈtɹɪb.(j)ət/, [kənˈtɹɪb.(j)əɾ] [General-American, General-Australian], /ˈkon.tɹɪb.jut/ [Philippines] Audio: en-GB-contribute.ogg , en-us-contribute.ogg Forms: contributes [present, singular, third-person], contributing [participle, present], contributed [participle, past], contributed [past]
Etymology: PIE word *tréyes From Latin contribūtus, perfect passive participle of contribuō (“I bring together; I unite”), from con- (“together”) + tribuō (“I bestow”), from tribus (“tribe”), derived from trēs (“three”), from Proto-Italic *trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes. Etymology templates: {{PIE word|en|tréyes}} PIE word *tréyes, {{der|en|la|contribūtus}} Latin contribūtus, {{prefix|la|con|tribuō|nocat=1|t1=together|t2=I bestow}} con- (“together”) + tribuō (“I bestow”), {{der|en|itc-pro|*trēs}} Proto-Italic *trēs, {{der|en|ine-pro|*tréyes}} Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Head templates: {{en-verb}} contribute (third-person singular simple present contributes, present participle contributing, simple past and past participle contributed)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To give something that is or becomes part of a larger whole. Tags: intransitive, transitive Derived forms: noncontributing, overcontribute, recontribute, uncontributed, uncontributing Related terms: contributable, contribution, contributive, contributor, contributory, distribute, give, giver Translations (to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole): bydra (Afrikaans), εἰσφέρω (eisphérō) (Ancient Greek), سَاهَمَ (sāhama) (Arabic), նպաստել (npastel) (Armenian), доприна́сям (doprinásjam) (Bulgarian), contribuir (Catalan), 貢獻 (Chinese Mandarin), 贡献 (gòngxiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), přispět (Czech), bidrage (Danish), bijdragen (Dutch), kontribui (Esperanto), myötävaikuttaa (Finnish), olla osallisena (Finnish), lahjoittaa (Finnish), antaa osansa (Finnish), tehdä osansa (Finnish), osallistua (Finnish), kantaa kortensa kekoon (Finnish), contribuer (French), beisteuern (German), beitragen (German), συνεισφέρω (syneisféro) (Greek), kontribye (Haitian Creole), תרם (tarám) (Hebrew), hozzájárul (Hungarian), közreműködik (Hungarian), contribuire (Italian), 貢献する (kōken suru) (alt: こうけんする) (Japanese), үлес қосу (üles qosu) (Kazakh), cōnferō (Latin), contribuō (Latin), bäidroen (Luxembourgish), bäisteieren (Luxembourgish), contribuéieren (Luxembourgish), bidra (Norwegian), dołożyć się [perfective] (Polish), dokładać się [imperfective] (Polish), wnosić wkład [imperfective] (Polish), wnieść wkład [perfective] (Polish), contribuir (Portuguese), де́лать поже́ртвования (délatʹ požértvovanija) [imperfective] (Russian), де́лать взно́сы (délatʹ vznósy) [imperfective] (Russian), вноси́ть вклад (vnosítʹ vklad) [imperfective] (Russian), доприносити [Cyrillic, imperfective] (Serbo-Croatian), допринети [Cyrillic, perfective] (Serbo-Croatian), doprinositi [Roman, imperfective] (Serbo-Croatian), doprinijeti [Roman, perfective] (Serbo-Croatian), prispevati (Slovene), contribuir (Spanish), bidra (Swedish), bidraga (Swedish), вклада́тися (vkladátysja) (Ukrainian), робити внесок (robyty vnesok) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), зробити внесок (zrobyty vnesok) [perfective] (Ukrainian), contribute (Vietnamese), cyfrannu (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-contribute-en-verb-k~sTM4vC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations, Pages with 2 entries, Polish links with redundant wikilinks, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Haitian Creole translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Luxembourgish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Slovene translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations, Terms with Welsh translations Synonyms: contribute, add, assist, bestow, bring, chip in, donate, do one's bit, endow, fund, gift, grant, impart, invest, join, kick in, lend, participate, pitch in, pledge, provide, put up, set forward, sweeten the kitty, supply, support

Inflected forms

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          "code": "af",
          "lang": "Afrikaans",
          "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
          "word": "bydra"
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          "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
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          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "npastel",
          "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
          "word": "նպաստել"
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          "roman": "doprinásjam",
          "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
          "word": "доприна́сям"
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          "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
          "word": "contribuir"
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          "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
          "word": "貢獻"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "gòngxiàn",
          "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
          "word": "贡献"
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
          "word": "přispět"
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          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
          "word": "bidrage"
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          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
          "word": "bijdragen"
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          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
          "word": "kontribui"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
          "word": "myötävaikuttaa"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
          "word": "olla osallisena"
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
          "word": "osallistua"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
          "word": "kantaa kortensa kekoon"
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
          "word": "contribuer"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
          "word": "beisteuern"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
          "word": "beitragen"
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "syneisféro",
          "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
          "word": "συνεισφέρω"
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          "roman": "eisphérō",
          "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
          "word": "εἰσφέρω"
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          "code": "ht",
          "lang": "Haitian Creole",
          "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
          "word": "kontribye"
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          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "tarám",
          "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
          "word": "hozzájárul"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
          "word": "közreműködik"
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
          "word": "contribuire"
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          "alt": "こうけんする",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kōken suru",
          "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
          "word": "貢献する"
        },
        {
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "üles qosu",
          "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
          "word": "үлес қосу"
        },
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          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
          "word": "cōnferō"
        },
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          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
          "word": "contribuō"
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          "code": "lb",
          "lang": "Luxembourgish",
          "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
          "word": "bäidroen"
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        {
          "code": "lb",
          "lang": "Luxembourgish",
          "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
          "word": "bäisteieren"
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        {
          "code": "lb",
          "lang": "Luxembourgish",
          "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
          "word": "contribuéieren"
        },
        {
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
          "word": "bidra"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "dołożyć się"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "dokładać się"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "wnosić wkład"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "wnieść wkład"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
          "word": "contribuir"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "délatʹ požértvovanija",
          "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "де́лать поже́ртвования"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "délatʹ vznósy",
          "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "де́лать взно́сы"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vnosítʹ vklad",
          "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "вноси́ть вклад"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "доприносити"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "допринети"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "doprinositi"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "doprinijeti"
        },
        {
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
          "word": "prispevati"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
          "word": "contribuir"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
          "word": "bidra"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
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        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "vkladátysja",
          "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
          "word": "вклада́тися"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "robyty vnesok",
          "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "робити внесок"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "zrobyty vnesok",
          "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "зробити внесок"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
          "word": "contribute"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
          "word": "cyfrannu"
        }
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      "ipa": "/ˈkɒn.t(ʃ)ɹɪˌbjuːt/",
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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      "ipa": "/ˈkon.tɹɪb.jut/",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:contribute",
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        "Terms with Arabic translations",
        "Terms with Armenian translations",
        "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
        "Terms with Catalan translations",
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        "Terms with Danish translations",
        "Terms with Dutch translations",
        "Terms with Esperanto translations",
        "Terms with Finnish translations",
        "Terms with French translations",
        "Terms with German translations",
        "Terms with Greek translations",
        "Terms with Haitian Creole translations",
        "Terms with Hebrew translations",
        "Terms with Hungarian translations",
        "Terms with Italian translations",
        "Terms with Japanese translations",
        "Terms with Kazakh translations",
        "Terms with Latin translations",
        "Terms with Luxembourgish translations",
        "Terms with Mandarin translations",
        "Terms with Norwegian translations",
        "Terms with Polish translations",
        "Terms with Portuguese translations",
        "Terms with Russian translations",
        "Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations",
        "Terms with Slovene translations",
        "Terms with Spanish translations",
        "Terms with Swedish translations",
        "Terms with Ukrainian translations",
        "Terms with Vietnamese translations",
        "Terms with Welsh translations"
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        {
          "text": "to contribute money to a church fund",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "to contribute articles to a journal",
          "type": "example"
        },
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          "ref": "2013 May-June, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 193:",
          "text": "Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola. A recent study explored the ecological variables that may contribute to bats’ propensity to harbor such zoonotic diseases by comparing them with another order of common reservoir hosts: rodents.",
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        "General-Australian"
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      "word": "add"
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    {
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      "word": "assist"
    },
    {
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      "word": "bestow"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:contribute",
      "word": "bring"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:contribute",
      "word": "chip in"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:contribute",
      "word": "donate"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:contribute",
      "word": "do one's bit"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:contribute",
      "word": "endow"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:contribute",
      "word": "fund"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:contribute",
      "word": "gift"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:contribute",
      "word": "grant"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:contribute",
      "word": "impart"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:contribute",
      "word": "invest"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:contribute",
      "word": "join"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:contribute",
      "word": "kick in"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:contribute",
      "word": "lend"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:contribute",
      "word": "participate"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:contribute",
      "word": "pitch in"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:contribute",
      "word": "pledge"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:contribute",
      "word": "provide"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:contribute",
      "word": "put up"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:contribute",
      "word": "set forward"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:contribute",
      "word": "sweeten the kitty"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:contribute",
      "word": "supply"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:contribute",
      "word": "support"
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    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
      "word": "bydra"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "sāhama",
      "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
      "word": "سَاهَمَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "npastel",
      "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
      "word": "նպաստել"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "doprinásjam",
      "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
      "word": "доприна́сям"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
      "word": "contribuir"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
      "word": "貢獻"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "gòngxiàn",
      "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
      "word": "贡献"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
      "word": "přispět"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
      "word": "bidrage"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
      "word": "bijdragen"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
      "word": "kontribui"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
      "word": "myötävaikuttaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
      "word": "olla osallisena"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
      "word": "lahjoittaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
      "word": "antaa osansa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
      "word": "tehdä osansa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
      "word": "osallistua"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
      "word": "kantaa kortensa kekoon"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
      "word": "contribuer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
      "word": "beisteuern"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
      "word": "beitragen"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "syneisféro",
      "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
      "word": "συνεισφέρω"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "eisphérō",
      "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
      "word": "εἰσφέρω"
    },
    {
      "code": "ht",
      "lang": "Haitian Creole",
      "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
      "word": "kontribye"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "tarám",
      "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
      "word": "תרם"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
      "word": "hozzájárul"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
      "word": "közreműködik"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
      "word": "contribuire"
    },
    {
      "alt": "こうけんする",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kōken suru",
      "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
      "word": "貢献する"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "üles qosu",
      "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
      "word": "үлес қосу"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
      "word": "cōnferō"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
      "word": "contribuō"
    },
    {
      "code": "lb",
      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
      "word": "bäidroen"
    },
    {
      "code": "lb",
      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
      "word": "bäisteieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "lb",
      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
      "word": "contribuéieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
      "word": "bidra"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "dołożyć się"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "dokładać się"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "wnosić wkład"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "wnieść wkład"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
      "word": "contribuir"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "délatʹ požértvovanija",
      "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "де́лать поже́ртвования"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "délatʹ vznósy",
      "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "де́лать взно́сы"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vnosítʹ vklad",
      "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "вноси́ть вклад"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "доприносити"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "допринети"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "doprinositi"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "doprinijeti"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
      "word": "prispevati"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
      "word": "contribuir"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
      "word": "bidra"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
      "word": "bidraga"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vkladátysja",
      "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
      "word": "вклада́тися"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "robyty vnesok",
      "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "робити внесок"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zrobyty vnesok",
      "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "зробити внесок"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
      "word": "contribute"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole",
      "word": "cyfrannu"
    }
  ],
  "word": "contribute"
}

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