contribute
verb (used with object)
to give (money, time, knowledge, assistance, etc.) to a common supply, fund, etc., as for charitable purposes.
is contributing
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present progressiveof contribute (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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All that is contributing to unheard-of increases in sea levels.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
While the backlog metric is still a relevant key performance indicator, it doesn’t give investors an insight into how much AI is contributing to revenue growth as opposed to other factors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
The Department for Transport is providing £2.65m towards the programme, while Google is contributing £1.4m through AI research, engineering and computing infrastructure.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Meta has previously said the technology is contributing to boosting its social-media business and it recently unveiled plans to sell consumer subscriptions to its Meta AI chatbot to offset the billions it is spending.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
An extensive literature adapted to Christian homes and Christian schools has grown up through the years and is contributing to the strength and progress of the Chinese Church to-day.
From Forty Years in South China The Life of Rev. John Van Nest Talmage, D.D. by John Gerardus Fagg
