attribute
verb OPAL W
/əˈtrɪbjuːt/
/əˈtrɪbjuːt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they attribute | /əˈtrɪbjuːt/ /əˈtrɪbjuːt/ |
| he / she / it attributes | /əˈtrɪbjuːts/ /əˈtrɪbjuːts/ |
| past simple attributed | /əˈtrɪbjuːtɪd/ /əˈtrɪbjuːtɪd/ |
| past participle attributed | /əˈtrɪbjuːtɪd/ /əˈtrɪbjuːtɪd/ |
| -ing form attributing | /əˈtrɪbjuːtɪŋ/ /əˈtrɪbjuːtɪŋ/ |
- attribute something to something to say or believe that something is the result of a particular thing
- She attributes her success to hard work and a little luck.
- The power failure was attributed to the recent storms and high winds.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- directly
- solely
- largely
- …
- to
- be commonly attributed to
- be generally attributed to
- be usually attributed to
- …
- attribute something to somebody to say or believe that somebody is responsible for doing something, especially for saying, writing or painting something
- This play is usually attributed to Shakespeare.
- a quote that has often been falsely attributed to George Patton
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- directly
- solely
- largely
- …
- to
- be commonly attributed to
- be generally attributed to
- be usually attributed to
- …
- to regard a quality or feature as belonging to somebody/something
- attribute something The committee refused to attribute blame without further information.
- attribute something to somebody/something Ancient peoples attributed magical properties to the stones.
- The goals commonly attributed to management are status, power, salary and security.
Word Originlate 15th cent.: the noun from Old French attribut; the verb from Latin attribut- ‘allotted’: both from the verb attribuere, from ad- ‘to’ + tribuere ‘assign’.