derive
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle English deriven, from Old French deriver, from Latin derivare (“to lead, turn, or draw off (a liquid), draw off, derive”), from de (“away”) + rivus (“a stream”); see rival.
Pronunciation [edit]
Verb [edit]
derive (third-person singular simple present derives, present participle deriving, simple past and past participle derived)
- (transitive) To obtain or receive (something) from something else.
- (transitive, logic) To deduce (a conclusion) by reasoning.
- (transitive, linguistics) To find the derivation of (a word or phrase).
- (transitive, chemistry) To create (a compound) from another by means of a reaction.
- (intransitive) To originate or stem (from).
- 2012 January 1, Robert M. Pringle, “How to Be Manipulative”, American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, page 31:
- As in much of biology, the most satisfying truths in ecology derive from manipulative experimentation. Tinker with nature and quantify how it responds.
- 2012 January 1, Robert M. Pringle, “How to Be Manipulative”, American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, page 31:
Related terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
obtain (something) from something else
deduce (a conclusion) by reasoning
find the derivation of (a word or phrase)
create (a compound) from another by means of a reaction
originate (from)
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External links [edit]
- derive in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- derive in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Anagrams [edit]
Italian [edit]
Noun [edit]
derive f plural
- Plural form of deriva
Anagrams [edit]
Spanish [edit]
Verb [edit]
derive (infinitive derivar)
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of derivar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of derivar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of derivar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of derivar.
Portuguese [edit]
Verb [edit]
derive
Categories:
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms derived from Old French
- English terms derived from Latin
- English verbs
- en:Logic
- en:Linguistics
- en:Chemistry
- Italian plurals
- Spanish verb forms
- Spanish verb imperative forms
- Spanish verb singular forms
- Spanish verb second-person forms
- Spanish verb formal forms
- Spanish forms of verbs ending in -ar
- Spanish verb subjunctive forms
- Spanish verb first-person forms
- Spanish verb present forms
- Spanish verb third-person forms
- Portuguese verb forms
