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attributable — able to be regarded as being caused by something

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: able to be regarded as being caused by something

Pronunciation (IPA): /əˈtrɪbjətəbl/

Korean meaning: ~에 기인할 수 있는, ~의 탓으로 돌릴 수 있는

Korean pronunciation: 어**트리**뷰터블

Example Sentences

  • My weight gain is entirely attributable to my grandmother's amazing cooking.
  • The project's failure was attributable to poor planning.
  • His success in the exam is attributable to months of hard study.

attributable

ADJECTIVE

//əˈtrɪbjətəbl//

able to be regarded as being caused by something

attributable concept
💡 Concept

The town's clean air is attributable to the new electric buses.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/əˈtrɪbjətəbl/
🇬🇧 UK/əˈtrɪbjʊtəbl/

🌳Etymology

Prefixat--
Roottribut
Suffix--able

Origin

From Latin 'attributus' (past participle of 'attribuere'), meaning 'assigned to' or 'given to', combined with the suffix '-able' meaning 'able to be'. The Latin root comes from 'ad-' (to) + 'tribuere' (to assign).

🎵Rhyme

distributablecontributable
distributable
contributable

🔗Collocations

largely attributable to
directly attributable to
attributable cause
attributable factor
attributable income

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

“My weight gain is entirely attributable to my grandmother's amazing cooking.”

“The project's failure was attributable to poor planning.”

“His success in the exam is attributable to months of hard study.”

“The increase in sales is attributable to our new marketing strategy.”

📚Related Words

Synonyms

ascribabletraceabledue toowing tocaused by

Antonyms

unrelatedindependentunconnected

Related

attributeattributioncontributetribute

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