to help to cause an event or situation = thúc đẩy làm một sự kiện hoặc tình huống nào xảy ra
Smoking contributed to his early death.
Hút thuốc đã gây nên cái chết sớm của ông ấy.
January was an incredibly challenging month at Colourbox with five room closures as a result of children bringing Covid 19 into our settings. This has contributed to six staff contracting the virus - of whom 3 became seriously unwell.