how to pronounce contribute

/kənˈtɹɪb.juːt/

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contribute is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of contribute in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… and personally to contribute back and …”

meaning of contribute

Contribute means to give something to a cause or project.

contribute frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word contribute occurs in english on average 26.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics contribute can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that contribute can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;

3) leisure and entertainment;