contributes
- 1Third-person singular simple present of contribute.
Regular exercise contributes to better sleep and lower stress.
Each volunteer contributes several hours a week to the shelter.
Note
The -s form follows a singular subject such as she, each volunteer or regular exercise. Like its base verb, it works with or without a direct object. With one, it names what is given: contributes several hours to the shelter. Without one, contributes to points to an effect it helps bring about, as when exercise contributes to better sleep. In both patterns, to marks where the contribution goes.
contributes is a form of contribute
contribute, verb: To give something that is or becomes part of a larger whole, such as money, effort, or ideas. Full entry
- Forms
- contributecontributes he/she/itcontributing -ing formcontributed past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- contribute → contributes: add -s
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