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Meaning source meaning

What does source mean?
Definitions in simple English

source Verb

— If you source something, then you obtain or receive it.

source Noun

— The source of some material, an idea, a product, etc. is the place it came from originally. XYZ company can't supply these parts anymore, so we need to find a new source. Church sources said four people were injured and 100 to 200 were taken away by the police. The paper comes primarily from British sources. is the main source of global warming.

source

— noun (= beginning, origin, root) the place where something begins, where it springs into being the Italian beginning of the Renaissance Jupiter was the origin of the radiation Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River communism's Russian root — noun a document (or organization) from which information is obtained the reporter had two sources for the story — noun anything that provides inspiration for later work — noun a facility where something is available — noun (= informant) a person who supplies information — noun (= generator) someone who originates or causes or initiates something he was the generator of several complaints — noun (technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system a heat source a source of carbon dioxide — verb get (a product) from another country or business She sourced a supply of carpet They are sourcing from smaller companies — verb specify the origin of The writer carefully sourced her report — noun (= reservoir) anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies an infectious agent depends on a reservoir for its survival — noun (= reference) a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to he carried an armful of references back to his desk he spent hours looking for the source of that quotation

Synonyms source synonyms

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source English » English

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Topics source topics

What do people use source to talk about?
Universe, creation Water Bodies of water

River
Person Healthy

Cause of disease

  • What words refer to the cause of a disease?
    cause source
Social behavior Conflict War Military organization

Spy
Grammar Case Primary cases Spatial location of an event

Source (of movement)

  • What words indicate the Source of movement?
    source from
Grammar Connected with, related Dependency relations

Cause
Universe, creation Water Bodies of water

Spring, well
States Quality Light Shine

Light source

Conjugation source conjugation

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source · verb

Examples source examples

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Simple sentences

Spinach is a rich source of iron and calcium.
Sunshine is the main source of vitamin D.
Are eggs a good source of protein?
It's an important source of income for him.
Tourists are the main source of income for them.
People originate from the same Source, yet they hate each other.
The moon was the only source of light.
What is your greatest source of inspiration?
Pleasure is the source of pain.
The spirit of patriotism has its source in the love of the family.
That was the source of his troubles.
As to the source of this statement, I know nothing.
I want to find out the source of this irresponsible rumor.
The income from this source is tax-free.
The place where a river starts is its source.
Solar energy is a new source of energy.
Open source is the engine that drives technological innovation.
Income from this source is tax-exempt.
Income from this source is exempt from taxes.
Income from this source is free of taxes.
Your idea cannot be brand new. I heard about it from another source last year.
Another interesting source of energy is the heat that can be recovered from radioactive waste material.
Television could be an important source of culture, and its educational broadcasts are valued in many schools.
I heard this from a safe source.
The Internet is an invaluable source of information.
I got the news from a reliable source.

Movie subtitles

They'll say you need an energy source, you need oxygen, you need water, you need carbon, you need organic compounds, you need amino acids, you need all this stuff.
But the most important is its distance from our energy source - the sun.
We know liquid water plays a role, and we know life needs an energy source.
Europa sits well outside the Goldilocks Zone, but just like at the bottom of Earth's oceans, hydrothermal vents could be the energy source needed for life to emerge.
And let's source some clingfilm please.
Your only source is nothing more than a dance hall girl.
My child, take the source of consolation and peace.
There is no source at Bannec.
For all time to come the Party will be the source of political leadership for the German people.
But listen, Henry Frankenstein, while you were digging in your graves piecing together dead tissues, I, my dear pupil, went for my material to the source of life.
To cut off their source of revenue and discharge corrupt officials.
I was able to trace those attacks to their source, locate Dracula's hiding place and drive that stake through his heart.
It's been a source of deep regret but the mountains surrounding us have made reception almost impossible.
This is all from a sure source.
You know it's the nomads' main source of income.
What is the source of that intelligence?
It's a vicious circle, my friends, and the only place to cure it is right here at the source.
I, my dear pupil, went for my material to the source of life.
Not even a radio? - It's been a source of deep regret but the mountains surrounding us have made reception almost impossible.
For a painter travel is a source of renewal.
Almighty father, thou who has watched over us and protected us here at work grant that the holidays ahead may be to us a source of rest and refreshment.
It was not until tonight that I definitely located the source of the trouble.
The most amazing source of inspiration I've encountered, Miss Louisa.
It's his main source of food.
Your source of income is in his office.
The source is German.
The only cure is to get back to the source of that fear, thus eliminating the mental block.
So open source.
Maria, who was only interested in Felix as a source of money, sought out information on the Lepics' wealth.
It's true that's a source of our troubles: Emotions.
What a source for some experiments!
And again, this blood is only a drop, flowing by in the eternal stream of the life of your people, whom you owe everything, and whose source of origin therefore is the deepest and highest you can subserviently bow to in childlike awe.
You're right to question the source of my innumerable talents.
Myra, this is my uncle, the source of those bellows you just heard.
There's a higher source from which good can find aid in its fight. I realize that, but.
Are they all from the same source?
Where we could feel he was a constant source of inspiration.

News and current affairs

The CAP's original aim was to provide a secure source of food for the six original member states of the Union, which were importers of food and sought a degree of self-sufficiency.
His bill also contains an important provision aimed at encouraging open-source research, which would move the current research model away from secrecy toward sharing.
Spanish workers are streaming into Romania, which until recently had been a major source of agricultural labor in Spain.
The New Yorker confirmed the story much later - without crediting the original source.
Diaspora populations are another major potential source of development financing.
To the extent that false flags are imperfect and rumors of the source of an attack are widely deemed credible (though not legally probative), reputational damage to an attacker's soft power may contribute to deterrence.
In addition to adapting to climate change, the world must also reduce future risks to the planet by cutting back on emissions of greenhouse gases, which are the source of man-made climate change.
Shutting down a vital source of electrical energy, which Chernobyl remains, is no an easy task, particularly with winter upon us.
We also bear the responsibilities involved in laying off Chernobyl's workers and depriving the adjacent city of Slavutych (population 28,000), of its main source of income.
They provide the principal source of protein for over ten million people worldwide.
On average, per capita income in the countries that are the source of these investments is four times higher than in the target countries.
Ever since the Gulf war, Iraq has been a source of friction among the western permanent members of the UN Security Council.
He has also been very decisive in attacking the growing corruption that has become a major source of internal malaise, reaching even the highest levels of government.
Not only are America's public schools starting to look second-rate, but so is its infrastructure, which had long been a source of national pride.
Irish workers are leaving in droves to Canada, Australia, and the United States. Spanish workers are streaming into Romania, which until recently had been a major source of agricultural labor in Spain.
While accurate attribution of the ultimate source of a cyber attack is sometimes difficult, the determination does not have to be airtight.
These factors make a good argument for coal as a cheap alternative source of Africa's power.
Coal has historically played a crucial role as a source of energy worldwide, and has several important advantages over other fossil fuels. First is its relative abundance.
It is already the dominant source of power generation in some very important energy-consuming nations.
Carbon-free hydroelectric power is the right choice as sub-Saharan Africa's principal source of energy.
This year Madi may grow even less cotton, even though the crop is the main source of income for himself, his two wives and his five children.
In Cameroon, where cotton is the main source of income for nearly five million people, record crops were posted last year and the year before.
There need to be increased funds available to support small and medium-size enterprises - the main source of job creation in all economies - which is especially important, given that credit contraction by banks hits these enterprises especially hard.

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