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[TOBBY112]

Dear Teacher:

I often confuse with those three words
"do�nate, contribute and give"

What's the different from them??

Thank a lot.

[pugachevV]

The main verb here is give It basically means to freely transfer the possession of something.

It is a word that has about half a page in its entry in the Oxford Dictionary, so I'm not going to go into all its nuances.


Donate means - to give money or goods to a (good) cause.
Contribute means - to give in order to help achieve or provide something.

[TOBBY112]

I got it !
Thank you!