source

[ sawrs, sohrs ]

noun

1. any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin:

   Which foods are sources of calcium?

   Synonyms: originator, supplier

2. the beginning or place of origin of a stream or river.
3. a book, statement, person, etc., supplying information.

   Synonyms: reference, authority

4. the person or business making interest or dividend payments.
5. a manufacturer or supplier.
6. Archaic. a natural spring or fountain.

verb (used with object)

, sourced, sourcing.

1. to give or trace the source for:

   The research paper was not accurately sourced.

   The statement was sourced to the secretary of state.

2. to find or acquire a source, especially a supplier, for:

   Some of the components are now sourced in Hong Kong.

verb (used without object)

, sourced, sourcing.

1. to contract a manufacturer or supplier:

   Many large companies are now sourcing overseas.

2. to seek information about or consider possible options, available personnel, or the like:

   a job recruiter who was merely sourcing.

source

/ sɔːs /

noun

1. the point or place from which something originates
2. 1. a spring that forms the starting point of a stream; headspring
   2. the area where the headwaters of a river rise

      the source of the Nile

3. a person, group, etc, that creates, issues, or originates something

   the source of a complaint

4. 1. any person, book, organization, etc, from which information, evidence, etc, is obtained
   2. ( as modifier )

      source material

5. anything, such as a story or work of art, that provides a model or inspiration for a later work
6. electronics the electrode region in a field-effect transistor from which majority carriers flow into the interelectrode conductivity channel
7. at source
   at source at the point of origin

verb

1. to determine the source of a news report or story
2. trfoll byfrom to originate from
3. tr to establish an originator or source of (a product, piece of information, etc)

Other Words From

• sourceful adjective
• sourceful·ness noun
• sourceless adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of source¹

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English sours (noun), from Old French sors (masculine), sourse, source (feminine), noun use of past participle of sourdre, from Latin surgere “to spring up or forth”; surge

Word History and Origins

Origin of source¹

C14: from Old French sors, from sourdre to spring forth, from Latin surgere to rise

Example Sentences

Like many trans users, Transartist often gets used as a source of information more than anything else.

From The Daily Beast

According to a Yemeni intelligence source, Saïd met with the notorious U.S. preacher Anwar al Awlaki.

From The Daily Beast

Jettison your lawyers as a source of prison-yard guidance, Abramoff said.

From The Daily Beast

She claims the FBI tried to enlist her as a cooperating source in their investigation.

From The Daily Beast

It was getting to create jokes at the source, and to get to hang out with comedians.

From The Daily Beast

The old earl's property, the source of his wealth, as from his title the reader will have shrewdly guessed, was in collieries.

From Project Gutenberg

An extraordinary eruption of mount Vesuvius commenced, which in ten days had advanced ten miles from its original source.

From Project Gutenberg

That Lawrence, whom he looked upon almost as a son, should take up arms against the South was to him a source of endless regret.

From Project Gutenberg

From this one source of misery, where was a promise or a chance of a final rescue?

From Project Gutenberg

Their usual source is the deeper layers of the urinary tract, especially of the bladder.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• authority
• cause
• expert
• origin