ascribes
Aussprache: [əˈskraɪbz]
Wort
Kontext: „belief or attribution“
(verb) to say that something is caused by someone or something. When you ascribe a feeling or action to a person, you are saying that they are the reason for it.
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She ascribes her success to hard work and determination.
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He doesn’t ascribe his mistakes to anyone else; he takes full responsibility.
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What do you ascribe your happiness to?
Kontext: „literature or authorship“
(verb) to say that a piece of writing, art, or music was made by a particular person. This is like giving credit to the person who created something.
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The book is commonly ascribed to Shakespeare.
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This painting is not ascribed to Van Gogh; it has a different artist's name on it.
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Who ascribes this poem to Emily Dickinson?
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