ascribe success to

/əˈskraɪb səkˈses tuː/

verb phrase

  1. To say that someone or something is responsible for achieving success.

    B2

    transitive: ascribe success to someone or somethingformal

    • "She ascribes her success to hard work."B1
    • "The team ascribed its success to careful planning and strong leadership."B2
    • "Many scholars ascribe the project's success to a combination of innovation, funding, and effective collaboration."C1

Common mistakes

  • ascribe success for hard work→ascribe success to hard work

    Use to, not for, before the person or thing considered responsible.

Collocations

ascribe success to hard workascribe success to careful planningascribe success to good leadershipascribe success to luckascribe success to experience

Word family

ascribeascription