source
/sɔrs/
verb
- To obtain something from a particular place or person.
- We need to source a new supplier for these parts.
- The company sources its coffee beans from small farms in Colombia.
- She sourced the rare ingredients from a specialty market.
- To find or identify the origin of something.
- The journalist worked hard to source the leaked documents.
- The team is trying to source the cause of the software bug.
- It took months to source the exact location of the ancient artifact.
noun
- A place, person, or thing from which something comes or is obtained.
- She was a reliable source of information for the journalist.
- Solar energy is a clean source of power.
- The river is the main source of drinking water for the town.
- A person or document that provides information or evidence.
- According to a source close to the company, the merger is almost final.
- Always check your sources before sharing news online.
- The historian cited several primary sources in her research paper.
- The beginning or origin of something, such as a problem or idea.
- The source of the rumor was never identified.
- Her inspiration came from a surprising source: a children's book.
- Lack of communication is often the source of conflict in relationships.
- In computing, the original code or data from which a program is derived.
- You need to compile the source before running the software.
- Open-source projects allow anyone to view and modify the source.
- The developer shared the source on GitHub for other programmers to use.