source
/sɔ:s/
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Definition
Noun:
- A point of origin or procurement: A place, person, or thing from which something originates, is obtained, or can be accessed.
- A reference or authority: A publication, document, or person providing information or evidence.
- A point of supply: A facility or provider from which a commodity is available.
- A starting point: The place where something, such as a river, begins.
Verb:
- To obtain from a specific origin: To procure something from a particular supplier or point of origin.
- To identify the origin of: To specify the source of information or material.
Examples
Noun:
- The journalist protected the identity of her confidential source.
- Solar energy is a renewable power source.
- We need to find the source of this rumor.
- The source of the Nile River was long a mystery.
Verb:
- The company sources its materials from sustainable suppliers.
- The historian carefully sourced every quote in the biography.
Advanced Usage
"To cite a source": To formally reference where information was obtained.
- In academic writing, you must cite your sources.
"At source": At the point of origin or generation.
- The tax is deducted at source.
"Primary source": An original document, recording, or account from the time period being studied.
- Letters and diaries are valuable primary sources for historians.
Variants and Related Words
Sourcing (n): The process of finding and obtaining materials or products.
- Global sourcing is a key part of their supply chain strategy.
Resource (n): A stock or supply of materials or assets that can be drawn upon.
- The country has vast natural resources.
Synonyms
- Origin: The point or place where something begins.
- Root: The basic cause, source, or origin of something.
- Fountainhead: An original source of something.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Source out: (Less common) To obtain something from an external provider.
- They decided to source out the manufacturing to reduce costs.
Related Idioms
Go to the source: To seek information or a solution directly from the point of origin.
- Don't rely on rumors; if you want the truth, go to the source.
A source of strength/comfort: Something or someone that provides support or solace.
- Her faith was a constant source of strength during difficult times.
Noun
- 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
- 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
- (technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system
- a heat source
- a source of carbon dioxide
- someone who originates or causes or initiates something
- he was the generator of several complaints
- a person who supplies information
- a facility where something is available
- anything that provides inspiration for later work
- a document (or organization) from which information is obtained
- the reporter had two sources for the story
- 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
Verb
- specify the origin of
- The writer carefully sourced her report
- get (a product) from another country or business
- She sourced a supply of carpet
- They are sourcing from smaller companies