ascribe

«ascribe» in Mova's school dictionary: To say that something was caused by something, as in… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (ascribe, ascribes, ascribed, ascribing)

meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) To say that something was caused by something, as in «ascribe her success to hard work». tree →

2) (formal) To say that a piece of writing, art or saying was made by a certain person. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the stiff exam and history voice, «ascribed to» means «said to come from». A poem ascribed to someone may not be proved to be theirs. Phrases: ascribe something to something.

examples

• He ascribed his win to lots of practice. tree →
• This poem is ascribed to an unknown monk. tree →
• The doctor ascribed the cough to the cold weather. tree →
• Many sayings are wrongly ascribed to famous people. tree →
• Scientists ascribe the change to pollution. tree →
• The painting is ascribed to a student of the master. tree →
• The Athenians ascribed their victory at Marathon to the alarm which he created among the Persians by his terrible voice. tree →

note

Formal word; in everyday talk say «put it down to» or «say it was by». Always used with «to». Do not mix up with «describe» or «subscribe».

In the corpora

• For I will proclaim the name of the LORD; ascribe ye greatness unto our God.
• Ascribe unto the LORD, O ye sons of might, ascribe unto the LORD glory and strength.
• Ascribe unto the LORD the glory due unto His name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.
• Ascribe ye strength unto God; His majesty is over Israel, and His strength is in the skies.
• Ascribe unto the LORD, ye kindreds of the peoples, ascribe unto the LORD glory and strength.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «ascribe» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.