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title: derive — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «derive» in the school dictionary: To derive something from something is to get it from there: to derive pleasure from reading. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# derive

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** you, word, She, We, Slavonic philologists · **What happens:** derive, be, mean, come, know, eat · **To what, where:** something, pleasure, reading, rule, Latin, Greek words · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«derive» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [derive in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/derive.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To derive something from something is to get it from there: to derive pleasure from reading.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:derive:m1:1
# text = To derive something from something is to get it from there: to derive pleasure from reading.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	derive	derive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obl	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	get	get	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	derive	derive	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
15	pleasure	pleasure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
16	from	from	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	reading	reading	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **derive** | to-infinitive |  | something |  | something |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP PP.material»: agent=Agent something=Result from something=Material |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | get *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **derive** | to-infinitive |  | pleasure |  | reading |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP PP.material»: agent=Agent pleasure=Result from reading=Material |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To be derived from or derive from means to come from something.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:derive:m2:1
# text = To be derived from or derive from means to come from something.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
2	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	derived	derive	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	nsubj	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	3	obl	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	derive	derive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	obl	_	_
8	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	ccomp	_	_
11	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **derive** | to-infinitive · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V» |
| 2 | **derive** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **come** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  | something |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from something=Initial\_Location |

<!-- .note -->
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"The word derives from Latin."

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:derive:m2e:1
# text = "The word derives from Latin."
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	derives	derive	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Latin	Latin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **derive** *in a quote* | present | the word |  |  | Latin |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP PP.material»: agent=Agent from latin=Material |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: maths, formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To derive a rule or formula is to work it out step by step from what you already know.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:derive:m3:1
# text = To derive a rule or formula is to work it out step by step from what you already know.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	derive	derive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	advcl	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	formula	formula	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	work	work	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	out	out	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	_
12	step	step	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	step	step	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
15	from	from	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	14	nmod	_	_
17	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
18	already	already	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
19	know	know	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **derive** | to-infinitive |  | a rule or formula |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location rule=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | by step; step *obl*; work *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **know** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The word "telephone" derives from Greek words.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:derive:x1:1
# text = The word "telephone" derives from Greek words.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	telephone	telephone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	derives	derive	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	Greek	Greek	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **derive** | present | the word |  |  | Greek words |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP PP.material»: agent=Agent from word=Material |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Many English words are derived from French.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:derive:x2:1
# text = Many English words are derived from French.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	English	English	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	derived	derive	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	French	French	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **derive** | present · passive |  | Many English words |  | French |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP PP.material»: subject=Result from french=Material |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She derives great joy from painting.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:derive:x3:1
# text = She derives great joy from painting.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	derives	derive	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	joy	joy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	painting	painting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **derive** | present | She | great joy |  | painting |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP PP.material»: agent=Agent joy=Result from painting=Material |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Derive a rule for the number pattern.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:derive:x4:1
# text = Derive a rule for the number pattern.
1	Derive	derive	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	pattern	pattern	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **derive** | imperative | you *not said here* | a rule |  |  |  | for the number pattern | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent rule=Result for pattern=Beneficiary |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Plastic is derived from oil.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:derive:x5:1
# text = Plastic is derived from oil.
1	Plastic	plastic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	derived	derive	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	oil	oil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **derive** | present · passive |  | Plastic |  | oil |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP PP.material»: subject=Result from oil=Material |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We derived the formula for the area of a triangle from the rectangle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:derive:x6:1
# text = We derived the formula for the area of a triangle from the rectangle.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	derived	derive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	formula	formula	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	area	area	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	triangle	triangle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	rectangle	rectangle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **derive** | past | We | the formula |  |  |  | for the area of a triangle from the rectangle | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent formula=Result for area=Beneficiary |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Paper is derived from wood.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:derive:x7:1
# text = Paper is derived from wood.
1	Paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	derived	derive	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **derive** | present · passive |  | Paper |  | wood |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP PP.material»: subject=Result from wood=Material |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Energy can be derived from the wind.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:derive:x8:1
# text = Energy can be derived from the wind.
1	Energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	derived	derive	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **derive** | can · passive |  | Energy |  | the wind |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP PP.material»: subject=Result from wind=Material |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some Slavonic philologists derive yaga from a root meaning to eat (in Russian yest').

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:derive:x9:1
# text = Some Slavonic philologists derive yaga from a root meaning to eat (in Russian yest').
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	3	det	_	_
2	Slavonic	slavonic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	philologists	philologist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	derive	derive	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	yaga	yaga	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	root	root	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	meaning	mean	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
12	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	Russian	Russian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	yest	y	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	11	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **derive** | present | some Slavonic philologists | yaga |  | a root |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP PP.material»: agent=Agent yaga=Result from root=Material |
| 2 | **mean** | gerund | some Slavonic philologists *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **eat** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | some Slavonic philologists *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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