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The standard pronunciation is with the main stress on the second syllable, although (as with distribute) pronunciation with stress on the first syllable is increasingly heard.

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verb

1. To give in common with others: chip in, donate, subscribe. Informal kick in. Slang come across. See give/take/reciprocity.
2. To present as a gift to a charity or cause: bestow, donate, give, hand out. See give/take/reciprocity.
3. To have a share, as in an act or result; have a hand in: conduce, partake, participate, share. Idioms: take part. See participate/abstain, start/end.

v

Definition: be partly responsible for
Antonyms: counteract, disapprove, neglect, shun, withhold

v

Definition: donate, provide
Antonyms: harm, hurt, neglect, oppose, shun, subtract, take, take away, withdraw, withhold

IN BRIEF: To give with others for a common goal.

If the club needs money, I'd like to contribute.

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For a list of words related to contributor, see:

• Journalism - contributor: writer whose name is not listed on masthead but who has article appearing in periodical

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - bidrage med, give, levere
v. intr. - bidrage , medvirke

Nederlands (Dutch)
bijdragen, meewerken, kopij leveren

Français (French)
v. tr. - (Assur, Impôt) verser, financer, donner (à, pour) (une charité, un don), (Comm, Fin) contribuer, apporter (des idées, une expérience), (Journ, Radio) écrire (un article)
v. intr. - contribuer à, participer à, participer financièrement à, cotiser à, donner (de l'argent) à (charité), (Journ, Radio) collaborer à

Deutsch (German)
v. - beitragen, beisteuern

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - συνεισφέρω, προσφέρω από κοινού, συντελώ, συμβάλλω (στην επίτευξη σκοπού κ.λπ.), αρθρογραφώ, συνεργάζομαι (με έντυπο κ.λπ.), (οικον.) εισφέρω

Italiano (Italian)
contribuire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - contribuir

Русский (Russian)
способствовать, вносить

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - colaborar, contribuir, aportar
v. intr. - prestar ayuda, colaborarse, aportarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - bidra med, ge bidrag, medverka

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
有助于, 投稿, 捐助, 出力, 捐献

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 有助於, 投稿, 捐助
v. intr. - 出力, 投稿, 捐獻

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 기부하다, 기고하다, 공헌하다
v. intr. - 기여하다, 힘을 빌리다, 투고하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 寄付する, 提供する, 貢献する, 寄稿する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ساهم, شارك, تبرع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮תרם (מאמרים) לעיתון, גרם ל-, תרם‬
v. intr. - ‮תרם‬

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