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source: [[t]sɔ͟ː(r)s[/t]]
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sources, sourcing, sourced

1) N-COUNT: usu N of n The source of something is the person, place, or thing which you get it from.

...over 40 per cent of British adults use television as their major source of information about the arts...

Renewable sources of energy must be used where practical...

Tourism, which is a major source of income for the city, may be seriously affected.

2) VERB In business, if a person or firm sources a product or a raw material, they find someone who will supply it.

[V n] Together they travel the world, sourcing clothes for the small, privately owned company...

[V n] About 60 per cent of an average car is sourced from outside of the manufacturer.

[V-ed] ...furniture sourced from all over the world. [Also V from n]

Derived words:

sourcing N-UNCOUNT oft N of n
The union is particularly concerned at the sourcing of products abroad.

3) N-COUNT: usu with supp A source is a person or book that provides information for a news story or for a piece of research.

Military sources say the boat was heading south at high speed...

She quotes secondary and primary sources without distinction.

4) N-COUNT: N of n The source of a difficulty is its cause.

This gave me a clue as to the source of the problem.

Syn:

cause

5) N-COUNT: usu sing The source of a river or stream is the place where it begins.

...the source of the Tiber.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Synonyms:

Origin, spring, fountain, head, rise, beginning, fountain-head. well / Cause, original / Originator

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Source — Engine … Википедия
source — [ surs ] n. f. • v. 1354; sourse XIIe; fém. de so(u)rs, anc. p. p. de sourdre 1 ♦ Eau qui sort de terre; issue naturelle ou artificielle par laquelle une eau souterraine se déverse à la surface du sol. ⇒ fontaine, griffon, 1. point (d eau).… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Source — may refer to:Film and television* The Source (documentary) , a 1999 documentary movie about the Beat generation * The Source (film) , a 2002 science fiction movie, also known as The Secret Craft in the UK and The Surge for its American DVD… … Wikipedia
source — Source. s. f. Endroit où l eau commence à sourdre, à sortir de terre, pour avoir un cours continuel. Claire source. vive source. source qui ne tarit jamais. ce ruisseau ne provient pas des pluyes, c est une eau qui coule de source. trouver une… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
source — n 1: a point of origin the source of the conflict 2: one that supplies information held the reporter in contempt for refusing to reveal her source Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
source — Source, Origo, Scaturigo, Scatebra, Caput riuulorum, a surgendo. La source d une lignée, là ou toute la lignée rapporte son commencement, Genus. La source dont vient tout le mal, Seminarium. La source dont procede quelque tristesse, Fons moeroris … Thresor de la langue françoyse
source — [sôrs] n. [ME sours < OFr sourse < pp. of sourdre, to rise < L surgere: see SURGE] 1. a spring, fountain, etc. that is the starting point of a stream 2. that from which something comes into existence, develops, or derives [the sun is our … English World dictionary
Source — Source, n. [OE. sours, OF. sourse, surse, sorse, F. source, fr. OF. sors, p. p. of OF. sordre, surdre, sourdre, to spring forth or up, F. sourdre, fr. L. surgere to lift or raise up, to spring up. See {Surge}, and cf. {Souse} to plunge or swoop… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Source — [sɔ:s] die; <aus engl. source »Quelle«, dies über altfr. surse zu lat. surgere »entstehen«> die Eingangselektrode beim Feldeffekttransistor … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
source — ► NOUN 1) a place, person, or thing from which something originates. 2) a spring or other place from which a river or stream issues. 3) a person, book, or document that provides information or evidence. ► VERB ▪ obtain from a particular source.… … English terms dictionary
Source — (fr., spr. Surs), 1) die Quelle, der Ursprung; bes. 2) die Handelsquelle (wo eine Waare aus der ersten Hand bezogen wird) … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

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