attribute

to say that something is caused by, or belongs to, a particular person or thing
We attribute a result to its cause: 'She attributes her success to hard work.' It can also mean saying who wrote or made something.
attribute meaning in Hindi
श्रेय देना; किसी बात को किसी ख़ास व्यक्ति या कारण से जोड़ना
हम किसी नतीजे को उसके कारण से attribute करते हैं: 'She attributes her success to hard work.' इसका अर्थ यह बताना भी है कि कोई चीज़ किसने लिखी या बनाई।
Examples
- My grandfather attributes his good health to a long walk every morning.मेरे दादाजी अपनी अच्छी सेहत का श्रेय हर सुबह की लंबी सैर को देते हैं।
- Officials attributed the power cut to a fault at the substation.अधिकारियों ने बिजली कटौती की वजह सबस्टेशन की ख़राबी बताई।
Synonyms & antonyms
Memory trick
at-TRIB-ute your success like a TRIBUTE: you give the credit to its true cause.
💡 Did you know?
"Audit" comes from Latin "audire", to hear, because early auditors listened to accounts being read aloud.
Word origin
From Latin attribuere, 'to assign to', from ad- 'to' and tribuere 'to allot, give'. 'Tribute' comes from the same root.
Other meanings
noun a quality or feature that someone or something has
adjective Caused by, or explained by, a particular thing or person.
adjective an adjective that comes directly before the noun it describes
attribute meaning in other languages
| Hindi · हिन्दी | श्रेय देना; किसी बात को किसी ख़ास व्यक्ति या कारण से जोड़ना |
| Arabic · العربية | يعزو؛ ينسب شيئًا إلى سبب أو شخص معيّن |
| French · Français | attribuer ; dire qu'une chose est due à, ou appartient à, une personne ou une cause |
| Indonesian · Bahasa Indonesia | menganggap berasal dari; mengaitkan sesuatu dengan penyebab atau orang tertentu |
| Chinese · 中文 | 把……归因于;认为……是……所致(或所作) |
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