verb · academic
derive
/dɪˈraɪv/de·RIVE
Band 6-7task2task1speaking
to obtain something from a source; to originate from
Examples
“Many English words derive from Latin.”
“The researchers derived their conclusions from survey data.”
“He derives pleasure from helping others.”
Band 8 sentence
“The hypotheses were derived from a review of existing literature and pilot interviews.”
Collocations
- derive from
- derive benefit/pleasure from
- derive data/information from
Word family
derive vderivation nderived adj
Common mistakes
The word derived of Latin.→The word derives from Latin.
We derive many informations from the survey.→We derive much information from the survey.
Say it for a higher band
5get→6obtain→7+derive
Synonyms
obtain
originate
Easily confused
obtain
“She obtained a copy of the report from the archive.”
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