Collins English-English Dictionary

source [sɔːs]

1. 1. n the point or place from which something originates

2. 2. n

3. 3. n a spring that forms the starting point of a stream; headspring

4. 4. n the area where the headwaters of a river rise

   the source of the Nile

5. 5. n a person, group, etc, that creates, issues, or originates something

   the source of a complaint

6. 6. n

7. 7. n any person, book, organization, etc, from which information, evidence, etc, is obtained

8. 8. n (as modifier)

   source material

9. 9. n anything, such as a story or work of art, that provides a model or inspiration for a later work

10. 10. n [electronics] the electrode region in a field-effect transistor from which majority carriers flow into the interelectrode conductivity channel

11. 11. vb to determine the source of a news report or stor

12. 12. vt. [tr; foll by from] to originate from

13. 13. vt. [tr] to establish an originator or source of (a product, piece of information, etc)

14. 14. vt. [Etymology] C14: from Old French sors, from sourdre to spring forth, from Latin surgere to rise