derive
🇺🇸
/dɪˈraɪv/
🇬🇧
/dɪˈraɪv/
verb
B1
To get something from a source.
He can derive joy from simple things.
B1
To come from or start from something.
Many words derive from older languages.
B2
To figure out something by thinking.
Scientists derive new ideas from experiments.
translation
To get something from a source.; To come from or start from something.; To figure out something by thinking.
Word Forms
3rd Present
derives
Past
derived
Perfect
derived
Progressive
deriving