derive
verb (used with object)
to receive or obtain from a source or origin (usually followed byfrom ).
have derived
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present perfectof derive.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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MLB teams traditionally have derived 20% to 25% of their overall revenue from local media, more than any other major American sports league.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026
"This is the first time we have derived it from a higher principle, which could be a validation for using the Petz map," said Prof Scarani.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2025
And while everyone has different flavour preferences, we believe we have derived a procedure to help the barista out, and achieve the flavour profile they intended, every single time.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 1, 2022
The documents show that Soviet scientists “spent a lot of time looking into the detonator-circuitry issue,” he said, and include a firing-circuit diagram that appears to have derived from spying.
From New York Times ● Jan. 27, 2020
For the aforesaid fury of that stone could have derived from more than one cause.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
