"source" meaning in English

See source in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /sɔrs/ [UK], /soʊrs/ [US] Audio: en-us-source.ogg [US], en-uk-source.ogg [UK] Forms: source [singular], sources [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The source of some material, an idea, a product, etc. is the place it came from originally.
    Sense id: simple-source-en-noun-4PZ4RdS8

Verb

IPA: /sɔrs/ [UK], /soʊrs/ [US] Audio: en-us-source.ogg [US], en-uk-source.ogg [UK] Forms: source [canonical], sources [third-person, singular], sourced [past], sourced [past, participle], sourcing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|sourc|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you source something, then you obtain or receive it.
    Sense id: simple-source-en-verb-kmKKzIHT
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        "If you source something, then you obtain or receive it."
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      "ipa": "/sɔrs/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
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      "sampa": "/sOr\\s/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/soʊrs/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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      "sampa": "/soUr\\s/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
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      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophones": [
        "sauce"
      ]
    }
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          "text": "XYZ company can't supply these parts anymore, so we need to find a new source."
        },
        {
          "text": "Church sources said four people were injured and 100 to 200 were taken away by the police."
        },
        {
          "text": "The paper comes primarily from British sources."
        },
        {
          "text": "CO₂ is the main source of global warming."
        }
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
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    {
      "ipa": "/soʊrs/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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      "sampa": "/soUr\\s/",
      "tags": [
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    },
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      "tags": [
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    },
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
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        },
        {
          "text": "Church sources said four people were injured and 100 to 200 were taken away by the police."
        },
        {
          "text": "The paper comes primarily from British sources."
        },
        {
          "text": "CO₂ is the main source of global warming."
        }
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      ]
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      ]
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
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      "tags": [
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        "UK"
      ]
    },
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        "sauce"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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