source in English: The place or thing that something comes from. (noun)

Translation

The place or thing that something comes from.

Word origin

From Old French sourse, a spring of water, from Latin surgere, to rise up.

Gender

Pluralsources

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A "source" is where something comes from.

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The "source" of a river is the small spring where it starts.

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A "source" of news is the person or place that gives it.

start

To begin to do something, or to make something begin.

water

The clear liquid that falls as rain and that people and animals drink to live.

river

A long line of water that moves across the land to the sea.

cause

To make something happen, most often something bad.

place

A spot or area where something is, or where something happens.

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