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Ascribing: meaning, definitions and examples

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ascribing

 

[ ษ™หˆskrสŒษชbษชล‹ ]

Verb
Context #1 | Verb

in a sentence

Attribute something to (a cause).

Synonyms

assign, attribute, credit, impute

Examples of usage

  • He ascribed Jane's short temper to her diet.
  • The failure of the project was ascribed to poor planning.
  • I ascribe my success to hard work and determination.
Context #2 | Verb

in a sentence

Regard a quality as belonging to.

Synonyms

assign, attribute, credit

Examples of usage

  • He ascribed patience to her.

Translations

Translations of the word "ascribing" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น atribuir

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค…เคฐเฅเคชเคฃ เค•เคฐเคจเคพ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช zuschreiben

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ menghubungkan

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฟั€ะธะฟะธััƒะฒะฐั‚ะธ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ przypisywanie

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๅธฐๅฑžใ™ใ‚‹

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท attribuer

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ atribuir

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท atfetmek

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๊ท€์†์‹œํ‚ค๋‹ค

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ู†ุณุจ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ pล™ipisovat

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ pripisovanie

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅฝ’ๅ› ไบŽ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ pripisovati

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ tileinka

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ั‚ะฐาฃัƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ›แƒ˜แƒ™แƒฃแƒ—แƒ•แƒœแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ aid etmษ™k

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ atribuir

Etymology

The word 'ascribing' originated from the Latin word 'ascribere', which means 'to write in, to add to'. It entered the English language in the late 15th century. Throughout history, the term has been used in various contexts, evolving to its current meaning of attributing something to a cause or regarding a quality as belonging to someone or something.

See also: ascription.

Word Frequency Rank

Positioned at #21,573, this word is part of extensive vocabulary. It's relatively rare in general usage but may be important in specific fields or formal writing.