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Pronunciation / Transliteration: tsuːˈʃʁaɪ̯bən
"Man schreibt den Erfolg oft dem Talent zu."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To attribute something to a particular cause or source.
"Many people ascribe their success to hard work and determination." - 2
To assign or credit something to someone or something.
"The critics ascribed the film's success to its innovative storytelling."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'ascribe' originates from the Latin 'ascribere', which means 'to write to' or 'to attribute'. It entered Middle English through Old French in the late 14th century, evolving to denote the act of attributing something to a cause or source.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ascribe" is said worldwide
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attribuer
Transliteration: a-tre-bwe
"Il est courant d'attribuer le succès à la chance."
zuschreiben
Transliteration: tsuːˈʃʁaɪ̯bən
"Man schreibt den Erfolg oft dem Talent zu."
attribuire
Transliteration: at-trib-u-i-re
"Spesso si attribuisce il successo alla perseveranza."
atribuir
Transliteration: a-tri-buir
"Se suele atribuir el éxito a la dedicación."
atribuir
Transliteration: a-tri-buir
"Costuma-se atribuir o sucesso ao trabalho árduo."
आसाइन करना
Transliteration: aasaain karna
"लोग अक्सर सफलता को मेहनत से जोड़ते हैं।"
归因于
Transliteration: guī yīn yú
"人们常常将成功归因于努力。"
귀속시키다
Transliteration: gwi-sok-si-ki-da
"사람들은 성공을 노력에 귀속시키는 경우가 많다."
帰属させる
Transliteration: kizoku saseru
"人々は成功を努力に帰属させることが多い。"
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