zuschreiben — meaning in English

English meaning

• ascribe verb To regard as arising from a specified cause or source.
• attribute noun A quality or characteristic that belongs to a person or thing.
• reckon verb To think or suppose something, often used informally.

Senses

zuschreiben is used for these senses in English:

• ascribe (transitive) To attribute (a cause or characteristic) to someone or something.
• ascribe (transitive) To attribute (a book, painting, or any other work of art or literature) to a writer or creator.
• attribute (transitive) To associate ownership or authorship of (something) to someone.
• impute (transitive) To attribute or ascribe (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source.

ascribe — full definition

1. verb To regard as arising from a specified cause or source.
2. verb To attribute (a book, painting, or any other work of art or literature) to a writer or creator.
3. verb To believe in or agree with; to subscribe.

attribute — full definition

1. noun A quality or characteristic that belongs to a person or thing.
2. noun A property or setting associated with a data object, in computing.
3. verb To say that something is caused by or belongs to a particular source.

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