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# derive

«derive» in Mova's school dictionary: **to get it from there: to derive pleasure from reading** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb (derive, derives, derived, deriving)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) To derive something from something is to get it from there: to derive pleasure from reading. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/derive/#m1)

2) To be derived from or derive from means to come from something: "The word derives from Latin." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/derive/#m2)

3) (maths, formal) To derive a rule or formula is to work it out step by step from what you already know. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/derive/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In English lessons, word origins: many words derive from Latin or Greek. In maths and science, deriving a formula or rule. In formal exam language: "Derive an expression for the perimeter." Phrases: derive from, derived from, derive pleasure from.

### examples

- The word "telephone" derives from Greek words. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/derive/#x1)
- Many English words are derived from French. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/derive/#x2)
- She derives great joy from painting. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/derive/#x3)
- Derive a rule for the number pattern. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/derive/#x4)
- Plastic is derived from oil. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/derive/#x5)
- We derived the formula for the area of a triangle from the rectangle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/derive/#x6)
- Paper is derived from wood. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/derive/#x7)
- Energy can be derived from the wind. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/derive/#x8)
- Some Slavonic philologists derive yaga from a root meaning to eat (in Russian yest'). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/derive/#x9)

### note

Formal. Regular: derived. Noun: derivation; adjective: derivative (copied, not original). Similar: come from, get from, work out.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «derive» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/derive/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.