- present tense form of contribute (3rd person singular).
contributes
Example Sentences
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That’s because AC uses too much energy and contributes to climate change.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026
Cornell primarily contributes graduate students, along with an increasing number of undergraduates, who spend 10 weeks each summer working at the site.
From Science Daily • Jun. 25, 2026
To do this, the state automatically contributes $3,200 for each child born in Connecticut whose birth is covered by Husky Health, the state’s Medicaid program.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 23, 2026
Mir added that sharing data contributes to "systems that might not have your best interests at heart".
From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026
Obviously, the environment or the milieu that surrounds an organism contributes to its physical attributes.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
