contribuir

/kontɾiβuˈiɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
contribuyo
preterite (yo)
contribuí
past participle
contribuido

Meaning

  1. to contribute

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

aportar

aportar and contribuir are very close synonyms for "to contribute," largely interchangeable.

cotizar

cotizar narrowly means to pay into a pension or fund; contribuir is the general word "to contribute."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

contribuir

contribuir is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to contribute."

Practice

1 What does contribuir mean?

2 Fill the gap: ___ con diez euros.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches contribuir?

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