Complete Definition of "derive"

English

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-derive.ogg|Audio (US)

Verb
en-verb|deriv|ing
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  1. context|transitive To obtain or receive (something) from something else.
  2. context|transitive|logic To deduce (a conclusion) by reasoning.
  3. context|transitive|linguistics To find the derivation of (a word or phrase).
  4. context|transitive|chemistry To create (a compound) from another by means of a reaction.
  5. context|intransitive To originate or stem (from).

Translations
trans-top|obtain (something) from something else
Czech: odvodit
Dutch: t+|nl|afleiden
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Finnish: johtaa
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trans-top|deduce (a conclusion) by reasoning
Dutch: t+|nl|afleiden, t|nl|deduceren
trans-mid
Finnish: johtaa, päätellä
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trans-top|find the derivation of (a word or phrase)
Dutch: t+|nl|afleiden
trans-mid
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trans-top|create (a compound) from another by means of a reaction
Dutch: t+|nl|afleiden
trans-mid
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trans-top|originate (from)
Dutch: t-|nl|ontstaan
French: t|fr|dériver (from - de)
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checktrans-top
ttbc|Frisian: ôfliede, ôfskaaie, ôfstamje
ttbc|German: ableiten
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Derived terms
derivation
derivative


Italian

Noun
derive f plural

  1. plural of|deriva|lang=Italian

fr:derive
io:derive
it:derive
hu:derive
simple:derive
fi:derive
sv:derive
te:derive
vi:derive
zh:derive

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