contributing
- adjective
- /kənˈtrɪbjuːtɪŋ/
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contributivo
- Several studies have shown that stress can be a contributing element in the development of heart disease.
And I think that's a major contributing factor to this.
- And I think that's a major contributing factor to this.
- We've still got to work, we've still got to be a contributing member to society.
- Sorry, what is the contributing elements to strength?
- But I think that might be the contributing thing is the way that you're framing it.
- And in fact, it's part it's one of the contributing reasons why there is so many.
Examples
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Can we identify the contributing factors to that?
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And I think that's a major contributing factor to this.
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How am I going to be such a contributing force?
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But this is another one of those contributing factors to why these men lie.
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Sorry, what is the contributing elements to strength?
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So that would be one in contributing ingredient for me.
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But I think that might be the contributing thing is the way that you're framing it.
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The poor diet was a major contributing factor to his health problems.
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Lack of sleep is often a contributing influence on mental health issues.
Synonyms
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6.3
To help something happen or be more likely
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6.3
Helping to cause something or being partly responsible for it
Helping to cause something by being partly responsible for it
Antonyms
How Responsible
Surface Forms
Morphology
contributing = contribute (transparent) = contribute + ing
Regular adjectival/participial formation from the verb 'contribute'; meaning 'helping to cause' follows standard English '-ing' usage.
Etymology
The word contributing comes from the parts con- meaning 'together' and tribuere meaning 'to give', and it is like the word tribute, which is a gift. So, to contribute is to give something that helps, and a 'contributing' cause is one part that helps bring a result.