ascribe in All languages combined

IPA: /əˈskraɪb/ [UK, US] Audio: en-au-ascribe.ogg [Australia] Forms: ascribe [canonical], ascribes [third-person, singular], ascribed [past], ascribed [past, participle], ascribing [present, participle] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{verb|ascrib|e}} [POS TABLE]

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"ascribe" meaning in All languages combined

Verb [English]