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attribute to — to regard something as being caused by someone or something

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: to regard something as being caused by someone or something

Pronunciation (IPA): /əˈtrɪbjuːt tuː/

Korean meaning: ~의 탓으로 돌리다, ~때문이라고 여기다

Korean pronunciation: 어**트리**뷰트 투

Example Sentences

  • I attribute my coffee addiction to my math teacher who made 8 AM classes mandatory.
  • Scientists attribute climate change to human activities.
  • He attributes his baldness to stress, but I think it's just genetics.

attribute to

NOUN

//əˈtrɪbjuːt tuː//

to regard something as being caused by someone or something

attribute to concept
💡 Concept

to regard something as being caused by someone or something

attribute to rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

They distribute clues and contribute proof to attribute guilt!

🎤Pronunciation

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

🌳Etymology

Prefixad--
Roottribu-
Suffix--ute

Origin

라틴어 'attribuere'에서 유래했는데, 이는 '할당하다, 주다'라는 의미였습니다. 마치 공로나 책임을 특정 대상에게 '상장을 수여하듯' 돌려주는 것과 같은 개념입니다.

🎵Rhyme

contributedistributesubstitute
contribute
distribute
substitute

🔗Collocations

attribute success to
attribute the cause to
attribute the problem to
attribute one's failure to
attribute the quote to
commonly attributed to

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

“I attribute my coffee addiction to my math teacher who made 8 AM classes mandatory.”

“Scientists attribute climate change to human activities.”

😄 Fun example

“He attributes his baldness to stress, but I think it's just genetics.”

“Many people attribute good luck to carrying a rabbit's foot.”

📚Related Words

Synonyms

ascribe tocredit toblame onassign totrace to

Antonyms

denyrejectdismiss

Related

attributeattributioncontributoryresponsibilitycausation

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