verb · academic
derive
/dɪˈraɪv/de·RIVE
Band 7+task2task1speaking
to obtain something from (a specified source) or to come from a source
Examples
“Many English words are derived from Latin.”
“We derived useful insights from the survey responses.”
“The company derives most of its revenue from exports.”
Band 8 sentence
“The authors derived a set of robust indicators from longitudinal data to measure social mobility.”
Collocations
- derive from
- derive benefit
Word family
derivation nounderivative adjective
Common mistakes
The conclusion derived from the data.→The conclusion was derived from the data.
This word is derive from Latin.→This word is derived from Latin.
Say it for a higher band
5get→6obtain→7+derive
Synonyms
originate
obtain
Easily confused
deduce
“From the footprints, the detective deduced that two people had entered the room.”
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