derive
verb (used with object)
to receive or obtain from a source or origin (usually followed byfrom ).
are deriving
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present progressiveof derive.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“And if the six are deriving some benefit then why shouldn’t they? Why wouldn’t they put their names to this otherwise?”
From Washington Times ● Oct. 11, 2020
British ministers are deriving comfort from the idea that he is essentially a deal-maker, a man who once said: “Everything is negotiable.”
From The Guardian ● Nov. 12, 2016
The scholars are deriving timeless lessons from an ancient religion but they are doing it on powerful computers dealing every day with contemporary questions from the faithful all over the world.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2016
“We’ve confirmed that the markets are deriving a great deal of information from these reports.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 24, 2015
The makers of electro-plate and German silver are deriving profits from the labours of Faraday, who investigated electrolysis; of Gay Lussac, who discovered cyanogen; and of Cronstedt, who discovered nickel.
From The Scientific Basis of National Progress Including that of Morality by George Gore
