attribute
part of speech
noun (an attribute, attributes) — said "AT-trib-yoot"; verb (attribute, attributes, attributed, attributing) — said "a-TRIB-yoot"
meaning for a pupil
1) An attribute is a quality or feature that someone or something has: "patience is a good attribute". tree →
2) (verb) To attribute something to a cause means to say it was caused by that: "she attributes her success to hard work". tree →
3) (verb) To attribute a painting, book or saying to someone means to say they made it. tree →
4) In maths and computing, an attribute is a property you can sort by, such as colour, shape or size. tree →
5) In myths and art, an attribute is an object or animal that shows who a god or hero is, such as a trident for Poseidon. tree →
sense in the lessons
In maths sorting activities, shapes are grouped by attributes like number of sides, colour or size. In science, living things are sorted by their attributes. In reading, an author's words are attributed to them. Phrases: attribute something to, key attribute, physical attributes.
examples
- Sort the blocks by one attribute, such as colour. tree →
- A triangle's attributes include three sides and three corners. tree →
- Kindness is her best attribute. tree →
- He attributes his good marks to reading every night. tree →
- The poem is attributed to an unknown writer. tree →
- The team's speed was their greatest attribute. tree →
- Scientists attributed the floods to heavy rain. tree →
- His usual attributes are the trident, horse, and dolphin. tree →
note
Stress changes: noun AT-tribute, verb at-TRIB-ute. "Attribute X to Y" means Y caused or made X. An attribute is a feature (like a quality); "tribute" alone means praise or a gift of honour.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «attribute» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.