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# attributable

adjective (attributable — used with «to»)

«attributable» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (formal) If something is attributable to a cause, it is caused by it or can be said to come from it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attributable/#m1)
2. (formal) If a saying or work is attributable to a person, that person said or made it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attributable/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science and in the stiff exam voice it links a result to a cause: «The rise is attributable to the heat.» In maths problems it can tell which part of a total comes from which cause. Phrases: «attributable to».

### Examples

- The flood was attributable to heavy rain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attributable/#x1)
- Half of the cost is attributable to transport. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attributable/#x2)
- The rise in temperature is attributable to the heater. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attributable/#x3)
- Most of the noise was attributable to the building work. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attributable/#x4)
- The quote is attributable to a famous writer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attributable/#x5)
- What fraction of the damage is attributable to the storm? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attributable/#x6)

### Note

Formal; in everyday speech say «caused by» or «because of». Always followed by «to». Spelling: at-TRIB-ut-able. Maths: «the amount attributable to X» is the part of the total that comes from X.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «attributable» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attributable/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«attributable» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/attributable.html) on Mova free.