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source
[ sawrs, sohrs ]
noun
- any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin:
Which foods are sources of calcium?
Synonyms: ,
- the beginning or place of origin of a stream or river.
- a book, statement, person, etc., supplying information.
Synonyms: ,
- the person or business making interest or dividend payments.
- a manufacturer or supplier.
- Archaic. a natural spring or fountain.
verb (used with object)
- to give or trace the source for:
The research paper was not accurately sourced.
The statement was sourced to the secretary of state.
- to find or acquire a source, especially a supplier, for:
Some of the components are now sourced in Hong Kong.
verb (used without object)
- to contract a manufacturer or supplier:
Many large companies are now sourcing overseas.
- to seek information about or consider possible options, available personnel, or the like:
a job recruiter who was merely sourcing.
source
/ ɔː /
noun
- the point or place from which something originates
- a spring that forms the starting point of a stream; headspring
- the area where the headwaters of a river rise
the source of the Nile
- a person, group, etc, that creates, issues, or originates something
the source of a complaint
- any person, book, organization, etc, from which information, evidence, etc, is obtained
- ( as modifier )
source material
- anything, such as a story or work of art, that provides a model or inspiration for a later work
- electronics the electrode region in a field-effect transistor from which majority carriers flow into the interelectrode conductivity channel
- at sourceat the point of origin
verb
- to determine the source of a news report or story
- trfoll byfrom to originate from
- tr to establish an originator or source of (a product, piece of information, etc)
Other 51Թs From
- dzܰfܱ adjective
- dzܰfܱ·ness noun
- dzܰl adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of source1
Example Sentences
"These retailers who would have sourced from Europe might now say 'actually we'll buy more from the UK."
Barker and his team used multiple sources to put together their inventory, crosschecking information they found in different sources against launch livestreams and studies previously conducted by other researchers.
The administration has been looking at outside meetings held by national security staff, reprimanding some for meeting people not believed to be aligned with the president, according to the source.
Iran, Hezbollah's backer, is one of the group's main sources of funds, weapons and training.
Dude, I’m plugged into the ultimate power source.
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