verb
1 give
ADVERB
▪ enormously , generously , greatly , handsomely , heavily , substantially
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His research has ~d enormously to our understanding of this disease.
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Many people ~d generously to the appeal.
▪ positively
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people who want to ~ positively to their communities
▪ equally
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a situation where husband and wife ~ equally to the family budget
▪ fully
▪ financially
VERB + CONTRIBUTE
▪ be asked to , be encouraged to
PREPOSITION
▪ to
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I would like to ~ to the church restoration fund.
▪ towards/toward
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The company ~d $50 000 towards/toward training costs.
PHRASES
▪ have little, a lot, etc. to ~ (to sth)
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He had very little to ~ to the conversation.
2 help cause sth
ADVERB
▪ greatly , importantly , largely , materially , mightily ( AmE ), significantly , substantially
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Parental involvement ~s significantly to children's learning.
▪ effectively
▪ disproportionately
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countries that ~ disproportionately to global warming
▪ actively , directly
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Unemployment ~s directly to homelessness.
▪ indirectly
▪ potentially
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These images could potentially ~ to the development of eating disorders.
▪ undoubtedly
▪ unwittingly
PREPOSITION
▪ to
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Several factors might ~ to the development of the disease.
3 write for a newspaper, etc.
ADVERB
▪ regularly
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a talented photographer who ~d regularly to ‘The Face’
PREPOSITION
▪ to
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Students are encouraged to ~ articles to the university magazine.
Contribute is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ article , ↑ essay , ↑ idea , ↑ money , ↑ share , ↑ sum