source

/sɔːrs/

nounverbsource

Think: “I saw a SOURCE” — it sounds like “saw” (/sɔː/) + “rs,” and it ends with -ce, not -se.

Yes, it's source. Remember the ending: sour + ce → **source** ends with **-ce**.

Definitions

  1. nounthe place something comes from or begins; an origin
  2. nouna person, book, website, or document that provides information
  3. nouna natural spring or supply of water
  4. verbto get or obtain something from a particular place or supplier

Examples

  • “The journalist listed every source used in the article.”
  • “The river’s source is a small spring high in the mountains.”
  • “We try to source our ingredients from local farms.”

Synonyms

origincausespringreferenceprovider

Antonyms

resulteffect

Translations

ES fuentePT fonteFR source

Common misspellings

sorcesoursesourcsourzesourseesorucesourcEsourcé

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