derive
/dɪˈɹaɪv/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.51 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To turn the course of (water, etc.); to divert and distribute into subordinate channels.
Example Sentences
- "Reading books is the best way to derive knowledge."
- "Bob the aforesaid, and his present chances of deriving a competent independence from the honourable profession to which he had devoted himself."
- "Power is derived from a British United Traction Limited "A"-type 150-h.p. six-cylinder horizontal diesel engine; this drives through a fluid flywheel, and thence through a free wheel unit to a four-speed epicyclic gearbox."
- "Some poems, echoing the purpose of early poetic treatises on scientific principles, attempt to elucidate the mathematical concepts that underlie prime numbers. Others play with primes’ cultural associations. Still others derive their structure from mathematical patterns involving primes."
- "Her excellent organisation skills derive from her time as a secretary in the army."
- "Britannia's firebox would appear to have derived from those of the Bulleid Pacifics, which it closely resembles."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /dɪˈɹaɪv/
- British English: /dɪˈɹaɪv/