"contribute" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /kənˈtrɪbjuːt/ Audio: en-us-contribute.ogg [US] Forms: contribute [canonical], contributes [third-person, singular], contributed [past], contributed [past, participle], contributing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|contribut|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If x contributes to y, x is one of a number of things that together make or cause y.
    Sense id: simple-contribute-en-verb-UIdbDtvi Categories (other): Verbs
  2. If you contribute something, you make it available to other people.
    Sense id: simple-contribute-en-verb-AEa01DeV
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          "text": "Unusually warm temperatures may have significantly contributed to the amount of rain we've had."
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          "text": "There are a lot of factors that are contributing to the strong economy."
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          "text": "Staff writer Karlyn Barker contributed to this report."
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          "text": "Reduced rainfall may have contributed to the decline of the Mayan civilization."
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