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CEFRB1
/sɔːs/
noun
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In plain English
- 01
noun
The place, person, or thing something comes from.
- 02
noun
Extra detailA reporter's informant.
Examples
Fruit is a convenient source of vitamins and energy.
What is your greatest source of inspiration?
At a glance
Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 3
Also pronounced
- /so(ː)ɹs/
- /suːɹs/
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsSpring; fountainhead; wellhead; any collection of water on or under the surface of the ground in which a stream originates.
The person, place, or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.
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More examples
In contextYour idea cannot be brand new. I heard about it from another source last year.
The accused refused to reveal the source of the illegal drugs she was selling.
The main sources of the Euphrates River are the Karasu and Murat Rivers.
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Origin
noun
From Middle English sours, from Old French sorse (“rise, beginning, spring, source”), from sors, past participle of sordre, sourdre, from Latin surgō (“to rise”), which is composed of sub- (“up from below”) + regō (“lead, rule”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃réǵeti (“to straighten; right”), from the root *h₃reǵ-. Doublet of surge.