contribution
part of speech
noun (a contribution, contributions)
meaning for a pupil
1) A contribution is something you give, especially money, to help pay for something or to help a group. tree →
2) A contribution is the part someone plays in making something happen or succeed. tree →
3) A contribution is a piece of writing or an idea given to a magazine, book, discussion or project. tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life children make contributions to a class gift, a charity or a shared meal; in group work each pupil's contribution is their share of the job. In maths problems contributions are usually added up to find a total, or a total is shared into equal contributions. Phrases: make a contribution, a contribution to/towards, a big contribution.
examples
- I therefore hope that the candid reader will consider the great difficulties I had to overcome in this still unbeaten way of the ancient Jewish spiritual region, and will receive with indulgence this new contribution to archaeological knowledge. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
- Everyone made a contribution of two pounds towards the teacher's present. tree →
- Thank you for your contribution to the bake sale! tree →
- Her contribution to the project was the poster. tree →
- The scientist made a huge contribution to medicine. tree →
- My contribution to the picnic was a bowl of strawberries. tree →
- If 25 children each give a contribution of 4 dollars, the class collects 100 dollars. tree →
- The magazine printed two contributions from our class. tree →
- This barrel of nails is my whole fortune, which I wish to give as my contribution towards the bride’s house furnishing.” tree →
note
Countable: a contribution, contributions. Verb: contribute (con-TRIB-ute). Use «to» or «towards»: a contribution to the fund. In maths: equal contributions mean multiply (25 × 4 = 100); to find each person's contribution, divide the total by the number of people.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «contribution» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.