The construction of a highway will contribute to the growth of the suburbs.
Source: tatoeba (21073)
Contribute
//kənˈt(ʃ)ɹɪb.juːt//
Synonyms for "contribute" (144 found)
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Closest matches (29)
Strong matches (43)
Related words (72)
Verb(12 words)
joinjoin inkeepleadleanlendlook tomaintainmake availablemake provision formake the sceneobligeopenpartakepartake ofparticipateparticipate inpitchpitch inpledge
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pointpoint topreparepresentpromoteprovide forpull an oarput uprecruitredound toreinforcereplenishservesetset towardshow a tendencysit insit in onspendstockstorestrengthenstumpsubscribesubsidizesupplementsupplysupportsweeten the kittyswingtake part intendthrow intrendturnvergevotewarpwork towardyield
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10 entriesSynonyms
14 entriesRelated terms
8 entriesderived
5 entriesmanner of
2 entriesrelated to
3 entriesTranslations
60 translations across 36 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- bydra verb (to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- εἰσφέρω verb (to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole)
Arabic
1 entries- سَاهَمَ verb (to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole)
Armenian
1 entries- նպաստել verb (to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole)
Bulgarian
2 entries- доприна́сям verb (to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole)
- допринеса́ verb (to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole)
Catalan
1 entries- contribuir verb (to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 貢獻 /贡献 verb (to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole)
Czech
1 entries- přispět verb (to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole)
Danish
1 entries- bidrage verb (to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole)
Dutch
1 entries- bijdragen verb (to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole)
Esperanto
1 entries- kontribui verb (to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole)
Finnish
4 entries- antaa osansa verb (to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole)
- kantaa kortensa kekoon verb (to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole)
- lahjoittaa verb (to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole)
- myötävaikuttaa verb (to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole)
French
1 entries- contribuer verb (to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole)
German
2 entries- beisteuern verb (to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole)
- beitragen verb (to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole)
Greek
2 entries- συμβάλλω verb (to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole)
- συνεισφέρω verb (to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole)
Haitian Creole
1 entries- kontribye verb (to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole)
Hebrew
1 entries- תרם verb (to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole)
Hungarian
2 entries- hozzájárul verb (to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole)
- közreműködik verb (to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole)
Italian
1 entries- contribuire verb (to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole)
Japanese
1 entries- 貢献する verb (to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole)
Kazakh
1 entries- үлес қосу verb (to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole)
Khiamniungan Naga
1 entries- thōh-îe verb (to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole)
Latin
2 entries- contribuō verb (to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole)
- cōnferō verb (to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole)
Luxembourgish
3 entries- bäidroen verb (to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole)
- bäisteieren verb (to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole)
- contribuéieren verb (to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole)
Māori
1 entries- uta verb (to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole)
Norwegian
1 entries- bidra verb (to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole)
Polish
4 entries- dokładać się verb (to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole)
- dołożyć się verb (to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole)
- wnieść wkład verb (to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole)
- wnosić wkład verb (to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole)
Portuguese
1 entries- contribuir verb (to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole)
Russian
3 entries- вноси́ть вклад verb (to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole)
- де́лать взно́сы verb (to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole)
- де́лать поже́ртвования verb (to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- doprinijeti verb (to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole)
- doprinositi verb (to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole)
- допринети verb (to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole)
- доприносити verb (to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole)
Slovene
1 entries- prispevati verb (to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole)
Spanish
1 entries- contribuir verb (to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole)
Swedish
2 entries- bidra verb (to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole)
- bidraga verb (to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole)
Ukrainian
3 entries- вклада́тися verb (to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole)
- зробити внесок verb (to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole)
- робити внесок verb (to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole)
Vietnamese
1 entries- đóng góp verb (to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole)
Welsh
1 entries- cyfrannu verb (to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole)
Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
Science and art must contribute to the promotion of human welfare.
Source: tatoeba (24019)
Music and art can greatly contribute to the enjoyment of life.
Source: tatoeba (25436)
Maintaining a high salt diet may contribute to high blood pressure.
Source: tatoeba (25723)
Showing 4 of 16 available sentences.
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.