English pronunciation · Words Starting with D
Derive Pronunciation
Derive is pronounced der-YV, IPA /dɝˈaɪv/.
der-YV
US /dɝˈaɪv/ · UK /dɪˈraɪv/
Syllables: der · YV (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
verb: To get something from a source, or to trace where something came from.
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Derive in a Sentence
- Most of the income they derive comes from rent.
- The word appears to derive from Old Norse.
- She derives a great deal of satisfaction from teaching.
Common Mispronunciations of Derive
Not DER-iv
Derivative and derivation both pull the weight onto their middle and shorten the i, which is why the family sounds so uneven. Derive itself keeps the long one.
Not duh-REEV
The stressed vowel is the long y of five, so the word rhymes with hive.
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