Skip to main content
to source

to source

11 3.0
To say where information or material comes from
  • verb
  • /sɔrs/
translation icon : citar
  • For instance, non-U.S. individuals are only taxed on U.S.-sourced income and not non-U.S.-sourced income.

Jason, you talk about film makers that need to, what you say, quote source and exponentially grow in their audience.

Autoplay Next

Examples

  • The news media could then source the complaint and air previously withheld information.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • I probably should have even sourced it for further information for those interested.

    Blog text (11)
  • So in fact, this is not the first time it's been used to explicitly source ideas from the global public.

  • My answer is, open source it, dump it on the internet, blockchain or any way you can.

  • The evidence for other physical morbidities was sourced from a single study.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The pubs in the area have the best reputation for locally sourced meals of excellent quality.

    Blog text (20)
  • Your post would be so much more credible if you sourced it to either Israeli or non-partisan links.

    Blog text (26)
  • Here's a website with some info on cancer statistics with references that sourced their info, though.

    Blog text (6)
  • The Wikipedia article on multiculturalism is unusually well-sourced, at least in the sense of having lots of sources/cites.

    Blog text (9)
  • The researcher must source all data used in the report to ensure its credibility.

Synonyms

to reference
vsto source
141 3.2

To mention a source to show where information comes from

identifies where something originally comes from

Antonyms

282 3.7

To hide something so others cannot see or find it

Compounds

open-source
  • Specialized
51 3.7

Software that has code anyone can read, change, and share

source code
  • Specialized
21 4.1

Text of a computer program that people can read and change

Documents like books or letters that people use to do research

16 2.0

A place, plant, or animal that gives food

12 3.0

A thing like a lamp or candle that makes a place bright so you can see

A thing like the sun or water that gives life to living things

point source
  • Specialized
1 6.8

A single spot where pollution or radiation comes from, for example a factory

radio source
  • Specialized
1 6.7

An object in space that sends out radio waves we can detect

1 4.9

A book that contains important original documents for study or reference

source program
  • Specialized
1 5.6

A set of instructions written in a language people can read and later changed into code a computer can run

source language
  • Specialized
1 4.5

The language you translate from

A thing that gives light so you can see

lamestream source
  • Offensive
9.9

A news outlet people see as boring, unoriginal and not trustworthy

A source that gives little reliable information

A bright object far away in space that looks like a star and sends strong radio waves

6.7

A person who gives information from their normal activities without being asked

passive source
  • Specialized
5.5

Information that appears without anyone asking, like public posts or sensors

ultraviolet source
  • Specialized
6.2

A device that gives off ultraviolet light used for lighting or experiments

How Specific

to source
11 3.0
to name
974 1.0
cite
  • Formal
4 6.0
to mention
1.0

Surface Forms

source infinitive
sourced past
sourced past participle
sourcing present participle
sources third person singular

Etymology

To source in the sense 'to state the origin' also goes back to Latin surgere, 'to rise', so you can picture pointing to the place where an idea or fact 'rose'. That is why editors ask writers to source their claims — to show where the information came from.