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verb/kˈænɑːɹdz/
Definition
attribute or credit to
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kˈænɑːɹdz/
🇬🇧British English
/ɐskɹˈaɪb/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɐskɹˈaɪb/
2 syllables Say it as /kˈænɑːɹdz/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
verbattribute or credit to
“We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare”
Word Forms
imputationnounthe attribution to a source or cause
ascribableadjectivecapable of being assigned or credited to
ascriptionnounassigning to a cause or source
attributableadjectivecapable of being attributed
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
zuschreiben
Attribut oder Gutschrift auf
🇫🇷French
attribuer
attribuer ou créditer à
🇪🇸Spanish
atribuir
atribuir o acreditar a
🇮🇹Italian
attribuire
attribuire o accreditare
🇳🇱Dutch
toeschrijven
toeschrijven of crediteren
🇵🇹Portuguese
atribuir
atribuir ou creditar a
🇷🇺Russian
приписывать
приписать или отдать должное
India
🇮🇳Hindi
कारण बताना
श्रेय या श्रेय देना
🇧🇩Bengali
বর্ণনা
বৈশিষ্ট্য বা ক্রেডিট
🇮🇳Tamil
கூறுகின்றன
பண்பு அல்லது கடன்
🇮🇳Telugu
ఆపాదించండి
లక్షణం లేదా క్రెడిట్
🇮🇳Marathi
वर्णन करणे
विशेषता किंवा श्रेय
🇮🇳Gujarati
ગણાવવું
વિશેષતા અથવા ક્રેડિટ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಆರೋಪಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ
ಗುಣಲಕ್ಷಣ ಅಥವಾ ಕ್ರೆಡಿಟ್
🇮🇳Malayalam
ആക്ഷേപിക്കുക
ആട്രിബ്യൂട്ട് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ക്രെഡിറ്റ്
🇮🇳Punjabi
asscribe
ਨੂੰ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਕ੍ਰੈਡਿਟ
🇵🇰Urdu
بیان کرنا
کو منسوب یا کریڈٹ
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
归咎于
归因于或归功于
🇯🇵Japanese
帰属させる
への帰属またはクレジット
🇰🇷Korean
...에 돌리다
~에게 귀속시키거나 공로를 인정하다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
gán cho
thuộc tính hoặc tín dụng cho
🇹🇭Thai
กำหนด
คุณลักษณะหรือเครดิตของ
🇮🇩Indonesian
menganggap
atribut atau kredit ke
🇵🇭Filipino
ibigay
katangian o kredito sa
🇲🇾Malay
menganggap
atribut atau kredit kepada
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
ينسب
صفة أو الفضل في
🇮🇷Persian
نسبت دادن
نسبت یا اعتبار به
🇹🇷Turkish
atfetmek
özellik veya kredi
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְשַׁיֵך
לייחס או קרדיט ל
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'ascribe'?
The primary meaning of 'ascribe' is 'attribute or credit to'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'ascribe' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'ascribe' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'ascribe' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'ascribe' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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