verb · academic
derive
/dɪˈraɪv/de·RIVE
Band 5-6task2task1
to obtain something from (a source); to come from; to deduce
Examples
“Many English words derive from Latin and Greek roots.”
“We can derive the formula from basic principles.”
“Some economic indicators are derived from survey data.”
Band 8 sentence
“The data derive primarily from government records rather than household surveys.”
Collocations
- derive from
- derive benefit
Word family
derive verbderivation noun
Common mistakes
derive to→derive from
We derive that the result is true.→We can derive that the result is true. / We deduce that the result is true.
Say it for a higher band
5get from→6originate→7+derive
Synonyms
originate
Easily confused
deduce
“From the footprints, the tracker deduced that two people had passed that way.”
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