contribute
verb (used with object)
to give (money, time, knowledge, assistance, etc.) to a common supply, fund, etc., as for charitable purposes.
contributing
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present participleof contribute.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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For farmers, dry soils have disrupted the growth of fruit and cacao trees as well as banana and coffee plants, contributing to crop losses.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
“Continued pressure on diesel prices reinforces expectations that freight transportation costs will keep contributing to broader inflation across the economy.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
"I think these are the same factors that are and have been contributing to overweight and obesity."
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
I was caught between two worlds, working on my stand-up as kind of my nighttime job, and then doing these podcasts and contributing wherever I could as a daytime job.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
So working on Battle Cry was William Faulkner’s way of contributing to the war against the Nazis.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
