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verb
- 1. regard something as being caused by: "he attributed the firm's success to the efforts of the managing director"
noun
- 1. a quality or feature regarded as a characteristic or inherent part of someone or something: "flexibility and mobility are the key attributes of Britain's army" Similar
- 2. a piece of information which determines the properties of a field or tag in a database or a string of characters in a display.
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The meaning of ATTRIBUTE is a quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something. How to use attribute in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Attribute.
ATTRIBUTE definition: 1. a quality or characteristic that someone or something has: 2. a quality or characteristic that…. Learn more.
An attribute is a quality or characteristic given to a person, group, or some other thing. Your best attribute might be your willingness to help others, like when you stopped traffic so the duck family could cross the street.
Attribute definition: to regard as resulting from a specified cause; consider as caused by something indicated (usually followed by to). See examples of ATTRIBUTE used in a sentence.
a quality or feature of a person or thing, esp. one that is an important part of its nature: Self-confidence is a rare attribute in a 17-year-old. She has the physical attributes to become a championship swimmer. (Definition of attribute from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
An attribute is a quality or feature that someone or something has. Cruelty is a normal attribute of human behaviour. He has every attribute you could want and could play for any team.
attribute something to something to say or believe that something is the result of a particular thing. She attributes her success to hard work and a little luck. The power failure was attributed to the recent storms and high winds.
1. To regard as arising from a particular cause or source; ascribe: attributed their failure to a lack of preparation. 2. To regard (a work, for example) as belonging to or produced by a specified agent, place, or time: attributed the painting to Titian; attributed the vase to 18th-century Japan. n. at·tri·bute (ăt′rə-byo͞ot′) 1.
ATTRIBUTE definition: a quality or characteristic that someone or something has: . Learn more.
Definition of attribute noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
