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attribute

verb/əˈtrɪbjuːt/ (uh-TRIB-yoot)Level B2
attribute meaning picture: An elderly man in a tracksuit taking a brisk morning walk in a green park
Picture meaning of “attribute” — to say that something is caused by, or belongs to, a particular person or thing

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

  1. 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।
  2. Officials attributed the power cut to a fault at the substation.अधिकारियों ने बिजली कटौती की वजह सबस्टेशन की ख़राबी बताई।

Synonyms & antonyms

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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 · हिन्दीश्रेय देना; किसी बात को किसी ख़ास व्यक्ति या कारण से जोड़ना
Arabic · العربيةيعزو؛ ينسب شيئًا إلى سبب أو شخص معيّن
French · Françaisattribuer ; dire qu'une chose est due à, ou appartient à, une personne ou une cause
Indonesian · Bahasa Indonesiamenganggap 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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