verb · neutral
derive
/dɪˈraɪv/di·RIVE
Band 5-6task2task1
to obtain something from a source; to come from
Examples
“Many English words are derived from Latin.”
“The policy derives its legitimacy from democratic support.”
“We derived the estimate from the latest census data.”
Band 8 sentence
“The model's parameters were derived from longitudinal data gathered over a decade.”
Collocations
- derive from
- derive something from
Word family
derive verbderivation nounderivative noun / adjectivederived adjective (past participle)
Common mistakes
derive to→derive from
We derive many informations from...→We derive much information from...
Say it for a higher band
5get→6obtain→7+derive
Synonyms
obtain
Easily confused
obtain
“We obtained the sample from local clinics.”
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