source

source · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    (noun) A place, person, or thing from which something originates.

  2. 2.

    (noun) A person, book, or document that provides information.

  3. 3.

    (noun) A person or organization supplying goods or information.

  4. 4.

    (verb) To obtain from a particular source.

Forms

plural: sources

Related words

Antonyms: destination, outcome, result
See also: cause, origin, supply
Synonyms: beginning, cause, origin, root

Etymology

From Old French sourse ("a rising, source"), from past participle of sourdre ("to rise, spring forth"), from Latin surgere ("to rise"). Related to surge. The original meaning referred to the point where a stream rises from the ground.