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derive English

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derive Verb

— If mathX/math is derived from mathY/math, mathX/math comes from mathY/math in the way that one idea comes from another. He derived a lot of pleasure from teaching. Many current theories about learning are derived from Piaget's earlier theories.

derive

— verb (= deduce) reason by deduction; establish by deduction — verb obtain derive pleasure from one's garden — verb come from The present name derives from an older form — verb develop or evolve from a latent or potential state — verb (= come, descend) come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example She was descended from an old Italian noble family he comes from humble origins

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originate come descend deduce stem result infer draw accrue obtain come from spring produce procure get generate gain educe deduct acquire yield take manufacture elicit draw out derivation bring about arise wreak win variant utter undergo turn out transmit take in suffer stem from spring from spinoff spearhead source something somebody set up rule return recover receive reason

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Simple sentences

Some people derive pleasure from watching horror movies.
These technical terms derive from Greek.
You will derive great pleasure from this book.
From this we can derive the argument that major population shifts are not the result of economic change.
We derive a lot of pleasure from books.
Some English words derive from Japanese.
We can derive great pleasure from books.
Superstitions derive from the inability of men to acknowledge that coincidences are merely coincidences.
A wise man can derive gold even from pus.

Movie subtitles

In the meantime, i will derive oh, several months of exquisite silence.
He also seems to derive a great deal of pleasure from making fun of our entire police force.
That exceptional whiteness there seems, in fact, to derive from the dust. of their bones, which have penetrated into and merged with the rocks.
The rules derive from yours - a product of your image and that of those who share your image.
From an atomic pile, you can derive as many isotopes as you want.
Oh, you couldn't derive it from one ring.
This a counterrevolution, that's what it is. We have to derive a wedge into the shipyard.
Unable to derive necessary referents to establish translation matrix.
Computer, assume those paths are course corrections and derive gravitational values for stellar objects near those flight paths.
We may be able to derive a pattern the computer would recognize.
Well, the broadest scientific definition might be that life is what enables plants and animals to consume food, derive energy from it, grow, adapt to surroundings and reproduce.
My nickname at school used to derive from the fact that I play with myself a lot.
You will, no doubt, derive years of enjoyment trying to determine exactly who they are.
Theirs is a world where nothing matters but their own needs their own impossible appetites and while the pleasure they derive from acts of violence is clearly sexual it also speaks to what Warden Jackson called their operatic devotion to each other.
What can he derive from their company?
Oh, you'd be amazed at, uh, what satisfaction you can derive from shooting animals with a camera instead of a gun.
And if we could derive some material gain, like milk for the babies of the local populace.
We have to derive a wedge into the shipyard.
Therefore, in a like manner, the geometric metaphors can derive a repeated vectoral sum.
Yes, Jim and I both derive a great deal of pleasure for her.
Derive gravitational values for stellar objects near flight paths.
You will derive years of enjoyment trying to determine who they are.
I, with joy, did have a son. so fair, so clearheaded and brave, that I a thousand pleasures did derive from his presence.
My friends, I derive no satisfaction from what I am about to tell you.
You see, not only will I derive a handsome profit.. From the medical formula you invent and endorse. But I shall also, be using your name as a slogan.
It looks as if all your problems derive from you.
In any case, I'll say this much: You mustn't derive any pleasure!
Distortions like this aren't rare, they derive from physiological factors and childhood traumas, that lay dormant in the body forever while our conscience has forgotten them.
Lord Marchmain seemed to derive comfort from the consequences of his whim and as he showed no inclination to move tea was brought to us in the hall.
He doesn't derive any strength from his fear.
Where do those derive from?
Your Honours. I derive much consolation from the fact that my colleague, Mr Baldwin here, has argued the case in so able, and so complete a manner as to leave me scarcely anything to say.
The MAG I are still working on the answer. There is insufficient information for them to derive an answer.

News and current affairs

They should not be corporatist institutions, dominated by central leaders, but should derive their power from the fluid actions of modern crowds.
While the patient may derive limited or no benefit from testing, others may have great interest in administering it.
The Communist government in China can no longer derive any legitimacy from Marxist, let alone Maoist, ideology.
Europe's only hope for sustained growth is to boost productivity, so that it can derive more value from its shrinking workforce.
Together, Europeans must find what connects them, and derive new enthusiasm, new spirit from what they find - a spirit sorely needed to tackle the great issues of today.
And, as the ongoing dispute over Greece illustrates, agreement remains elusive: Participating countries have developed contradictory analyses of the causes of the debt crisis, from which they derive contradictory prescriptions.
UN agencies will have a critical role to play in future years in helping Africa's impoverished countries (and those elsewhere) to derive larger benefits from globalization.
Most vacationers seem to derive a sense of excitement from the presence of many other vacationers around them.
A second factor is the false comfort we derive from seeing the parts of a system.
But because we Muslims like to add qualifications that often derive from sources other than the Koran, our religion's unity has been broken.
By doing so, Israel could also derive political benefits.
Beauty does not derive its meaning from its value for our biological survival or its use for other people, who must also die.
Although the environments of laboratory animals are usually well controlled in terms of lighting, temperature, and humidity, there are many uncontrolled sources of noise in animal facilities, most of which derive from human activities.
Instead of renting their set of skills and competences for a pre-set price, these young graduates prefer to maximize the lifetime income stream they may derive from their human capital.
For starters, both the US team and the US audience for soccer derive their growing strength from immigrants - many from countries where the sport is a national passion.
They do not derive from a social contract.
They are spreading the news that, for the first time in history, people can quit smoking without giving up the pleasure they derive from nicotine.
Perhaps the same is true of the single currency, which will derive strength and validation from the challenges that it overcomes.
There are other lessons that Germans and Europeans can derive from these experiences.
If society is to derive the maximum benefit from personalized medicine - which will require companies to pursue it - regulators worldwide will need to adopt reasoned and reasonable policies.
One hopes that China will derive a new measure of respect and self-confidence from these astounding Games.
It took decades to develop techniques to classify and derive new solutions.
Together, Europeans must find what connects them, and derive new enthusiasm, new spirit from what they find - a spirit sorely needed to tackle the great issues of today. No country can address these issues along.

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