Vocabulary Entry

derived

|verb • adjective

verb

past tense of derive; to obtain something from a specified source.

Example Sentences

"The teacher derived the lesson from her years of experience."

"Researchers derived the formula from earlier studies."

"He derived great satisfaction from helping others."

adjective

Example Sentences

"The derived data was based on many previous experiments."

"Her ideas were entirely derived, lacking originality."

"The derived form of the word is often used in academic writing."