attribute
verb (used with object)
to regard as resulting from a specified cause; consider as caused by something indicated (usually followed byto ).
is attributing
-
present progressiveof attribute (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Why is attributing divine but unfathomable purpose a necessary precondition for such actions?
From Washington Post β Apr. 25, 2022
Avoid stereotyping—that is, attributing positive or negative characteristics to people on the basis of groups to which they belong.
From Textbooks β Dec. 21, 2021
She said the Illinois Department of Public Health is attributing deaths to the coronavirus only when a laboratory test is positive.
From Washington Times β May 12, 2020
"If this is truly what Mr. Bolton has written, then it seems he is attributing to Attorney General Barr his own current views — views with which Attorney General Barr does not agree."
From Salon β Jan. 28, 2020
It may be said that this is attributing too much consistency in one particular to a story that otherwise is a piece of patch-work.
From The Relation of the Hrolfs Saga Kraka and the Bjarkarimur to Beowulf A Contribution To The History Of Saga Development In England And The Scandinavian Countries by Oscar Ludvig Olson
