derive
Definition
- v. obtain
- v. come from
- v. develop or evolve from a latent or potential state
- v. come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example
Word forms
- Past participle
- derived
- Third person singular
- derives
- Present participle
- deriving
- Past tense
- derived
Example sentences
vt.
Many English words derive from Latin and Greek.
vi.
The festival derives from ancient traditions.