All 10 Uses of
attribute
in
Pride and Prejudice
- Something, he supposed, might be attributed to his connection with them, but yet he had never met with so much attention in the whole course of his life.
Chpt 15 *attributed = credited (pointed to as the cause of something)
- A thorough, determined dislike of me—a dislike which I cannot but attribute in some measure to jealousy.
Chpt 16attribute = credit (point to as the cause of)
- …and I take this opportunity of soliciting yours, Miss Elizabeth, for the two first dances especially, a preference which I trust my cousin Jane will attribute to the right cause, and not to any disrespect for her.
Chpt 17
- As I must therefore conclude that you are not serious in your rejection of me, I shall choose to attribute it to your wish of increasing my love by suspense, according to the usual practice of elegant females.
Chpt 19
- "I am far from attributing any part of Mr. Bingley's conduct to design," said Elizabeth; "but without scheming to do wrong, or to make others unhappy, there may be error, and there may be misery.†
Chpt 24
- That he had been concerned in the measures taken to separate Bingley and Jane she had never doubted; but she had always attributed to Miss Bingley the principal design and arrangement of them.
Chpt 33attributed = credited (pointed to as the cause of something)
- She related the subjects of the pictures, the dimensions of the rooms, and the price of the furniture, in vain, Mr. Gardiner, highly amused by the kind of family prejudice to which he attributed her excessive commendation of her master, soon led again to the subject; and she dwelt with energy on his many merits as they proceeded together up the great staircase.
Chpt 43attributed = credited (pointed to as the cause of)
- Such a change in a man of so much pride exciting not only astonishment but gratitude—for to love, ardent love, it must be attributed; and as such its impression on her was of a sort to be encouraged, as by no means unpleasing, though it could not be exactly defined.
Chpt 44attributed = credited (as having come for a reason)
- To no creature had it been revealed, where secrecy was possible, except to Elizabeth; and from all Bingley's connections her brother was particularly anxious to conceal it, from the very wish which Elizabeth had long ago attributed to him, of their becoming hereafter her own.
Chpt 45attributed = credited (pointed to as the source of something)
- "For we must attribute this happy conclusion," she added, "in a great measure to his kindness."
Chpt 49attribute = credit (point to as the cause of)
Definition:
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(attribute as in: I attribute it to...) to credit (a source for something)in two typical senses:
- "I attribute it to her work." -- to say who or what made something happen
- "Remember to attribute any quotations in your paper." -- indicate the source of a quotation or idea