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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsɔː^rs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/sɔrs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sôrs, sōrs)

Inflections of 'source' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

sources: v 3rd person singular

sourcing: v pres p

sourced: v past

sourced: v past p

Collocations for "source"

Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "source" in context.

source

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.

a source of [information, income, knowledge, news, water, protein, gold, energy]
a [reliable, trustworthy, trusted] source
a news source
the [primary, original, main] source (of)
an [abundant, excellent, underrated] source of
is a major source of [pollution, disagreement, income]
an [alternative, extra, illegal] source of income
the source of the [leak, river, dispute]
[heard, got] the information from a [reliable, anonymous source
[check, double-check, verify, reveal] your sources
[list, present] your sources
this [fruit, vegetable, food] is a rich source of
[water, minerals] from the source
uses open source
according to sources close to
our sources tell us (that)
sources say (that)

n as adj

source [code, files, program]
open-source [code, software]
the source material
translate from the source language

where (do) you source your [meat, ingredients, staff]?
all our [meat] is sourced from
sourced [locally, from local suppliers]
is sustainably sourced
the [company, manufacturer] sources [overseas, in Hong Kong]
the [parts, pieces, materials] are sourced in [Hong Kong]
the [paper, article, review] was (not) [well, adequately] sourced
the [comment, statement, information] was sourced to the [ministry, press office]
the [paper] was sourced to [her, the university]

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'source' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

bottle - connect - quote - research - staff - tax - income - joy - heat - worry - water - translation - television - strawberry - remove - reference - material - power - genuine - single - rich - reliable - principal - personal - original - open - main - ignition - code - electricity - envy - farmer - mackerel - mining - misunderstanding - recruit - reservoir - revenue - sadness - seaweed - accuracy - amusement - grievance - hobby - outcry - outrage - packet - pollution - quarrel - objective

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