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Derive Derived Dɪˈraɪv Verb Bre Children Great Pleasure

Word derive
WordType (verb)
Phonetic BrE / dɪˈraɪv / NAmE / dɪˈraɪv /
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  • children derive great pleasure from sport.
  • females and cubs clearly derive some benefit from living in groups.
  • this income was derived directly from his writing.
  • we can derive some comfort from this fact.
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derive

(verb)BrE / dɪˈraɪv / NAmE / dɪˈraɪv /

    Extra Examples

    • Children derive great pleasure from sport.
    • Females and cubs clearly derive some benefit from living in groups.
    • This income was derived directly from his writing.
    • We can derive some comfort from this fact.
    • Wealth and position in society derived largely from land ownership.

    Verb Forms

    • present simple I / you / we / they derive
    • he / she / it derives
    • past simple derived
    • past participle derived
    • -ing form deriving

    Word Origin

    • late Middle English (in the sense ‘draw a fluid through or into a channel’): from Old French deriver or Latin derivare, from de- ‘down, away’ + rivus ‘brook, stream’.
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