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attribute ~ to ... — to regard something as being caused by or resulting from

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: to regard something as being caused by or resulting from

Pronunciation (IPA): /əˈtrɪbjuːt tuː/

Korean meaning: ~을 ...의 탓으로 돌리다, ...에 기인한다고 생각하다

Korean pronunciation: 어**트리**뷰트 투

Example Sentences

  • I attribute my bad mood to the fact that I ran out of coffee this morning.
  • Scientists attribute global warming to human activities.
  • He attributes his terrible cooking skills to his mother never letting him in the kitchen.

attribute ~ to ...

NOUN

//əˈtrɪbjuːt tuː//

to regard something as being caused by or resulting from

attribute ~ to ... concept
💡 Concept

to regard something as being caused by or resulting from

attribute ~ to ... rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

She attributes clues as they distribute evidence and contribute facts!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/əˈtrɪbjuːt tuː/
🇬🇧 UK/əˈtrɪbjuːt tuː/

🌳Etymology

Prefixad--
Roottribute

Origin

라틴어 'attributus'에서 온 말로, 원래 '할당하다, 배정하다'라는 뜻이었습니다. 고대 로마에서 공로나 책임을 특정인에게 할당하는 관습에서 유래했어요.

🎵Rhyme

contributedistributesubstitute
contribute
distribute
substitute

🔗Collocations

attribute success to
attribute failure to
attribute the cause to
attribute one's behavior to
attribute the problem to

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

“I attribute my bad mood to the fact that I ran out of coffee this morning.”

“Scientists attribute global warming to human activities.”

😄 Fun example

“He attributes his terrible cooking skills to his mother never letting him in the kitchen.”

“The detective attributed the crime to jealousy.”

📚Related Words

Synonyms

ascribe toblame oncredit toassign to

Antonyms

dissociate fromseparate from

Related

contributedistributetributeattributionattributable

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