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AWL Sublist 4 · Academic Word
attribute
/ˈætrɪbjuːt/ Syllables: ˈat·trib·ute
English Illustration
Arabic Translation & Context
Synonyms & Antonyms
A quality or feature of something; to regard something as caused by a particular factor.
Synonyms
quality
feature
assign
Antonyms
None available
Translations
attribute in Arabic
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Arabic Meaning
صفة، ينسب
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Easy Explanation (Arabic)
ميزة خاصة بشيء ما، أو عندما تقول إن شيئًا ما حدث بسبب عامل معين.
Easy Explanation
Plain English Breakdown
An attribute is a quality or characteristic. To attribute means to say something was caused by something else. Researchers attribute outcomes to specific variables.
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Memory TipAttribute comes from Latin 'attribuere' meaning to assign.
Contextual Examples
How to use in a sentence
The improvement in test scores was attributed to the new teaching intervention introduced.
Leadership qualities are attributes that can be developed through experience and training.
Researchers must be careful not to attribute causation from correlational research findings.
Word Families & Pronunciation
attribute
| PART OF SPEECH | FORM |
|---|---|
| noun | attribution |
| adjective | attributed |
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