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# ascribe

«ascribe» in Mova's school dictionary: **To say that something was caused by something, as in…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (ascribe, ascribes, ascribed, ascribing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) To say that something was caused by something, as in «ascribe her success to hard work». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ascribe/#m1)

2) (formal) To say that a piece of writing, art or saying was made by a certain person. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ascribe/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In the stiff exam and history voice, «ascribed to» means «said to come from». A poem ascribed to someone may not be proved to be theirs. Phrases: ascribe something to something.

### examples

- He ascribed his win to lots of practice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ascribe/#x1)
- This poem is ascribed to an unknown monk. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ascribe/#x2)
- The doctor ascribed the cough to the cold weather. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ascribe/#x3)
- Many sayings are wrongly ascribed to famous people. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ascribe/#x4)
- Scientists ascribe the change to pollution. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ascribe/#x5)
- The painting is ascribed to a student of the master. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ascribe/#x6)
- The Athenians ascribed their victory at Marathon to the alarm which he created among the Persians by his terrible voice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ascribe/#x7)

### note

Formal word; in everyday talk say «put it down to» or «say it was by». Always used with «to». Do not mix up with «describe» or «subscribe».

### In the corpora

- [For I will proclaim the name of the LORD; ascribe ye greatness unto our God.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/DEU.887/)
- [Ascribe unto the LORD, O ye sons of might, ascribe unto the LORD glory and strength.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.421/)
- [Ascribe unto the LORD the glory due unto His name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.422/)
- [Ascribe ye strength unto God; His majesty is over Israel, and His strength is in the skies.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.1125/)
- [Ascribe unto the LORD, ye kindreds of the peoples, ascribe unto the LORD glory and strength.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.1718/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «ascribe» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ascribe/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.