contribute

contribute
con·trib·ute [kənʼtrɪbju:t, Brit also ʼkɒntrɪbju:t] vi
1) to \contribute to [or towards] sth (give money, food, equipment) etwas zu etw dat beisteuern;
(donate) für etw akk spenden;
to \contribute towards sb's leaving present etwas zu jds Abschiedsgeschenk beisteuern, sich akk an jds Abschiedsgeschenk beteiligen;
(pay in) to pension etc einen Beitrag leisten
2) (give help, support, ideas)
to \contribute to [or towards] sth zu etw dat beitragen;
if you're not contributing to the solution, you're contributing to the problem wer das Problem nicht angeht, macht es noch größer;
he didn't \contribute much to the meeting er hat nicht viel zur Besprechung beigetragen;
to \contribute to community/society einen gesellschaftlichen Beitrag leisten;
to \contribute to the success of sth zum Erfolg einer S. gen beitragen
3) publ
to \contribute to sth einen Beitrag für etw akk schreiben;
(regularly) für etw akk schreiben vt
1) money, food, equipment;
to \contribute sth [to [or towards] sth] etw [zu etw dat] beisteuern;
(donate) etw [für etw akk] spenden
2) ideas, suggestions;
to \contribute sth [to sth] etw [zu etw dat] beitragen
3) (submit)
to \contribute sth [to sth] etw [zu etw dat] beisteuern, etw [für etw akk] liefern;
to \contribute an article to a newspaper einen Artikel für eine Zeitung schreiben

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