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attribute

attribute

Meaning of attribute

English

to say that something is caused by someone or something

Русский

считать, что что-то вызвано кем-то или чем-то

attribute

Pronunciation

British English
/əˈtrɪbjuːt/
American English
/əˈtrɪbjuːt/

attribute with Russian translation

Сочетания и примеры со словом attribute

Типичные сочетания сгруппированы по смыслу. Зелёные слова можно открыть отдельно, чтобы продолжить изучение.

6 сочетаний

Объяснить причину

Explaining the cause
attribute success to
объяснять успех чем-то

The coach likes to attribute our success to early morning practices.

Тренер любит объяснять наш успех ранними утренними тренировками.

attribute the delay to
объяснять задержку чем-то

The airline attributed the delay to bad weather.

Авиакомпания объяснила задержку плохой погодой.

  • can be attributed toобъясняется тем, что

Кто автор

Who said or made it
a quote attributed to
цитата, которую приписывают

That famous line is a quote attributed to the wrong person.

Эта известная фраза — цитата, которую приписывают не тому человеку.

attribute a painting to
приписывать картину

Experts now attribute the painting to a student of the master.

Теперь эксперты приписывают картину ученику мастера.

  • wrongly attributed toошибочно приписываемый

attribute usage examples

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

They attribute the success to hard work.

Они приписывают успех упорной работе.

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

He attributed the mistake to tiredness.

Он приписал ошибку усталости.

attribute synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between attribute, ascribe, put down to, blame, and credit

A
🇬🇧English
ascribe

Same meaning; formal.

rare word

ENThey ascribed the failure to bad weather.

P
🇬🇧English
put down to

Informal, especially British: put it down to tiredness.

often

ENI put his bad mood down to stress.

B
🇬🇧English
blame

Say something bad is someone's fault.

very often

ENDon't blame the dog for your mess.

C
🇬🇧English
credit

Say someone deserves praise for something.

often

ENThey credit her with saving the company.

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Questions about this word

What does attribute mean?

to say that something is caused by someone or something

How do you pronounce attribute?

attribute is pronounced [əˈtrɪbjuːt].

How is attribute used in a sentence?

Они приписывают успех упорной работе. Translation: They attribute the success to hard work.

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