Derive Derived Dɪˈraɪv Verb Bre Children Great Pleasure
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derive
WordType
(verb)
Phonetic
BrE / dɪˈraɪv / NAmE / dɪˈraɪv /
Example
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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