contribute
verb (used with object)
to give (money, time, knowledge, assistance, etc.) to a common supply, fund, etc., as for charitable purposes.
has been contributing
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present perfect progressiveof contribute (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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All-City player Joshua Pearlstein has been contributing with his hitting and pitching.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2026
Mosab Abu Toha has been contributing pieces to Western media since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, painting a dire image of its toll on civilians through his personal experience.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 21, 2023
Aida Alami is a Moroccan reporter who has been contributing to The Times since 2011.
From New York Times ● Sep. 1, 2023
The warming of oceans around Australia, by more than one degree Celsius since 1900, has been contributing to longer and more frequent marine heatwaves, while sea levels are rising more quickly, the report said.
From Reuters ● Nov. 22, 2022
The nervousness, the sympathy is over, and she remembers how lost to social consideration is the man to whose comfort she has been contributing for the past twenty minutes.
From Portia or By Passions Rocked by Duchess
