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" When the movie's done, you talk about either the score or source music over a particular scene, what might work. You just throw a piece of music over the scene, and we both listen to it."
Ethan Coen

Meaning of "source" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SOURCE

From Old French sors, from sourdre to spring forth, from Latin surgere to rise.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SOURCE

sɔːs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SOURCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Source is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb source in English.

WHAT DOES SOURCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of source in the English dictionary

The first definition of source in the dictionary is the point or place from which something originates. Other definition of source is a spring that forms the starting point of a stream; headspring. Source is also the area where the headwaters of a river rise.



CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SOURCE

PRESENT

Present
I source
you source
he/she/it sources
we source
you source
they source
Present continuous
I am sourcing
you are sourcing
he/she/it is sourcing
we are sourcing
you are sourcing
they are sourcing
Present perfect
I have sourced
you have sourced
he/she/it has sourced
we have sourced
you have sourced
they have sourced
Present perfect continuous
I have been sourcing
you have been sourcing
he/she/it has been sourcing
we have been sourcing
you have been sourcing
they have been sourcing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I sourced
you sourced
he/she/it sourced
we sourced
you sourced
they sourced
Past continuous
I was sourcing
you were sourcing
he/she/it was sourcing
we were sourcing
you were sourcing
they were sourcing
Past perfect
I had sourced
you had sourced
he/she/it had sourced
we had sourced
you had sourced
they had sourced
Past perfect continuous
I had been sourcing
you had been sourcing
he/she/it had been sourcing
we had been sourcing
you had been sourcing
they had been sourcing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will source
you will source
he/she/it will source
we will source
you will source
they will source
Future continuous
I will be sourcing
you will be sourcing
he/she/it will be sourcing
we will be sourcing
you will be sourcing
they will be sourcing
Future perfect
I will have sourced
you will have sourced
he/she/it will have sourced
we will have sourced
you will have sourced
they will have sourced
Future perfect continuous
I will have been sourcing
you will have been sourcing
he/she/it will have been sourcing
we will have been sourcing
you will have been sourcing
they will have been sourcing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would source
you would source
he/she/it would source
we would source
you would source
they would source
Conditional continuous
I would be sourcing
you would be sourcing
he/she/it would be sourcing
we would be sourcing
you would be sourcing
they would be sourcing
Conditional perfect
I would have source
you would have source
he/she/it would have source
we would have source
you would have source
they would have source
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been sourcing
you would have been sourcing
he/she/it would have been sourcing
we would have been sourcing
you would have been sourcing
they would have been sourcing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you source
we let´s source
you source
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to source
Past participle
sourced
Present Participle
sourcing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SOURCE

coarse · corse · course · discourse · divorce · endorse · enforce · force · hoarse · horse · intercourse · matter-of-course · morse · Norse · outsource · recourse · reinforce · resource · sauce · workforce

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SOURCE

sour · sour cherry · sour cream · sour gourd · sour grapes · sour gum · sour mash · sour milk · sour-faced · sourball · source code · source document · source language · source materials · source program · sourcebook · sourceless · sourcing · sourdeline · sourdine

WORDS THAT END LIKE SOURCE

air force · at source · chamber of commerce · closed source · commerce · crowdsource · e-commerce · fierce · heat source · income source · insource · multisource · open source · pierce · point source · police force · radio source · scarce · task force · the force

Synonyms and antonyms of source in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SOURCE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «source» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «source» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF SOURCE

Find out the translation of source to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of source from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «source» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

来源
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

fuente
570 millions of speakers
en

English

source
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

स्रोत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مصدر
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

источник
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

fonte
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

উৎস
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

source
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Sumber
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Quelle
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

출처
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Sumber
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nguồn
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

மூல
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

स्त्रोत
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

kaynak
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

fonte
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

źródło
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

джерело
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

sursă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πηγή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bron
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

källa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kilde
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of source

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SOURCE»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of source
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «source».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about source

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «SOURCE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word source.
1
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
My mother speaks of my step being a source of life-long pain to her, that it is a living death, etc. By the same post I had several letters from anxious relatives, telling me that it was my duty to come home and thus ease my mother's anxiety.
2
Neal Asher
Moorcock's interlinked 'Eternal Champion' series is a constant source of enjoyment. Of its tragic hero incarnations, my favourite is 'Elric of Melnibone,' and the best book has to be 'Stormbringer.' And as for that other sword, Excalibur? Pah! Use it to spread your butter.
3
David Attenborough
It seems to me that the natural world is the greatest source of excitement; the greatest source of visual beauty; the greatest source of intellectual interest. It is the greatest source of so much in life that makes life worth living.
4
Balthus
Painting is a source of endless pleasure, but also of great anguish.
5
Pierre Bayle
It is thus tolerance that is the source of peace, and intolerance that is the source of disorder and squabbling.
6
Sepp Blatter
The World Cup must remain the number one competition, because it is our only source of money and, with that money, we can develop football in the whole world.
7
Theresa Breslin
What I try to do - and I think this is the former librarian in me - is to get primary source material.
8
Marcus Buckingham
You won't find a CEO who doesn't talk about a 'powerful culture' as a source of competitive advantage. At the same time, you'd be hard-pressed to find a CEO who has much of a clue about the strength of that culture.
9
Ethan Coen
When the movie's done, you talk about either the score or source music over a particular scene, what might work. You just throw a piece of music over the scene, and we both listen to it.
10
Rita Coolidge
I've got my whole life. There's a lifetime of experience, a lifetime of experiencing the road and the music and different players. It makes me a richer human being. I have a greater source of information to tap into, a wealth of life.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOURCE»

Discover the use of source in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to source and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
From Frege to Gödel: A Source Book in Mathematical Logic, ...
Gathered together in this book are the fundamental texts of the great classical period in modern logic.
Jean Van Heijenoort, 1977
2
Zero Quality Control: Source Inspection and the Poka-Yoke System
Shigeo Shingo shows you how this proven system for reducing errors turns out the highest quality products in the shortest period of time.
Shigeo Shingo, 1986
3
A Source Book in Mathematics
The writings of Newton, Leibniz, Pascal, Riemann, Bernoulli, and others in a comprehensive selection of 125 treatises dating from the Renaissance to the late 19th century — most unavailable elsewhere.
David Eugene Smith, 1959
4
The Source: A Novel
BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from James A. Michener's Centennial. Praise for The Source “Fascinating . . . stunning . . . [a] wonderful rampage through history . . .
James A. Michener, 2013
5
The Success of Open Source
Explaining Open Source: Macro-Organization 7. Business Models and the Law 8. The Code That Changed the World? Notes Index Reviews of this book: In the world of open-source software, true believers can be a fervent bunch.
Steve WEBER, Steve Weber, 2009
6
Using Open Source Platforms for Business Intelligence: Avoid ...
For business managers who are hard pressed to indentify the best BI solutions and software for their companies, this book provides a practical guide to evaluating the ROI of open source versus traditional BI deployments.
Lyndsay Wise, 2012
7
The Scottsboro Boys Trial: A Primary Source Account
Looks at the case of nine black teenagers who were tried and convicted of raping two young white women in Alabama in 1931, a crime that never occurred and an accusation which engendered a controversy that swept the country.
Lita Sorensen, 2004
8
Custom as a Source of Law
This volume answers these questions through a rigorous multidisciplinary, historical, and comparative approach, offering a fresh perspective on custom's enduring place in both domestic and international law.
David J. Bederman, 2010
9
Handbook of Blind Source Separation: Independent Component ...
Edited by the people who were forerunners in creating the field, together with contributions from 34 leading international experts, this handbook provides the definitive reference on Blind Source Separation, giving a broad and comprehensive ...
Pierre Comon, Christian Jutten, 2010
10
Open Source: Technology and Policy
The movement has had widespread impact on education and government, as well as historic cultural and commercial repercussions. Part I discusses key open source applications, platforms, and technologies used in open development.
Fadi P. Deek, James A. M. McHugh, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOURCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term source is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Source BioScience to buy Select Pharma Laboratories
London-listed Source BioScience, which operates a DNA sequencing facility in Tramore, Co Waterford, is to acquire the Scottish based company Select Pharma ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
2
France plans extension of green energy tax - source
"A reform of the CSPE tax is planned, its basis will be widened to gas and road fuels," the source told Reuters, confirming an earlier report by the Journal du ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
3
IBM moves open-source business software to the cloud
IBM has set up a new code repository that aims to foster collaborative development of enterprise open source software -- and it may also drum up interest in its ... «Computerworld, Jul 15»
4
Researcher lashes out at Hacking Team over open-source code …
While software vendors are rapidly patching newly-discovered Hacking Team zero-day vulnerabilities, the disclosures have also hit the open-source community. «ZDNet, Jul 15»
5
DEA Blasted for Source Payouts, Sloppy Record Keeping
An official government oversight office is accusing the Drug Enforcement Administration of shoddy work in approving, managing and paying confidential sources ... «U.S. News & World Report, Jul 15»
6
Journalist prosecuted for refusing to reveal her source
Journalist prosecuted for refusing to reveal her source ... In June 2014, a Yerevan court ordered Ilur.am and the newspaper Hraparak to reveal their sources for ... «Reporters without borders, Jul 15»
7
Bradesco enters exclusive talks to buy HSBC Brasil, source says
In the event that HSBC accepts Bradesco's binding offer, a deal could be announced before the end of the month, said the source, who requested anonymity ... «Reuters UK, Jul 15»
8
Y Combinator-backed GitHub competitor GitLab raises $1.5M
GitLab, the startup behind the eponymous open-source Git repository management software for storing and collaborating on source code, announced today that ... «VentureBeat, Jul 15»
9
Why the open source business model is a failure
Most open source companies can't thrive by selling maintenance and support subscriptions. But the cloud may be the key to revenue generation. «CIO, Jul 15»
10
Cracking the Code: U.S. House of Representatives Allows Use Of …
As the executive branch of the United States government quietly works on creating an official open source policy, the legislative branch is also moving into the ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
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