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- DictionaryDe·rive/dəˈrīv/
verb
- 1. obtain something from (a specified source): "they derived great comfort from this assurance"
The meaning of DERIVE is to take, receive, or obtain especially from a specified source. How to use derive in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Derive.
verb (used with object) , de·rived, de·riv·ing. to receive or obtain from a source or origin (usually followed by from ). Synonyms: net, reap, gather, glean, attain, gain. to trace from a source or origin: English words derived from German. to reach or obtain by reasoning; deduce; infer.
to get or obtain something: The institute derives all its money from foreign investments. Phrasal verb. derive from something. (Definition of derive from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of derive. derive.
If you want to talk about something that comes from something else, but you want to sound sophisticated and maybe financial or scientific, use derive, like so: That scent? It's derived from a solution of roses boiled with toothpicks.
1. to receive or obtain from a source or origin (usu. fol. by from ); gain; glean. 2. to trace from a source or origin. 3. to reach or obtain by reasoning; deduce; infer. 4. to produce or obtain (a chemical substance) from another.
1. (usually foll by from) to draw or be drawn (from) in source or origin; trace or be traced. 2. (transitive) to deduce; infer. 3. (transitive) to trace the source or development of. 4. (usually foll by from) to produce or be produced (from) by a chemical reaction.
verb. us / dɪˈraɪv / uk / dɪˈraɪv / derive something from something. Add to word list. C1. to get something from something else: The institute derives all its money from foreign investments. See more. Phrasal verb. derive from something. (Definition of derive from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
To obtain or produce (a compound) from another compound by replacing one element with one or more other elements.
Definition of derive verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of 'derive'. 1. If you derive something such as pleasure or benefit from a person or from something, you get it from them. [formal] [...] 2. If you say that something such as a word or feeling derives or is derived from something else, you mean that it comes from that thing. [...]
