source

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsɔːrs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/sɔrs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sôrs, sōrs)

Inflections of 'source' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
sources
v 3rd person singular
sourcing
v pres p
sourced
v past
sourced
v past p

Collocations for "source"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "source" in context.

WordReference English Collocations © 2025

source

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. a source of [information, income, knowledge, news, water, protein, gold, energy]
  2. a [reliable, trustworthy, trusted] source
  3. a news source
  4. the [primary, original, main] source (of)
  5. an [abundant, excellent, underrated] source of
  6. is a major source of [pollution, disagreement, income]
  7. an [alternative, extra, illegal] source of income
  8. the source of the [leak, river, dispute]
  9. [heard, got] the information from a [reliable, anonymous source
  10. [check, double-check, verify, reveal] your sources
  11. [list, present] your sources
  12. this [fruit, vegetable, food] is a rich source of
  13. [water, minerals] from the source
  14. uses open source
  15. according to sources close to
  16. our sources tell us (that)
  17. sources say (that)
n as adj
  1. source [code, files, program]
  2. open-source [code, software]
  3. the source material
  4. translate from the source language
v
  1. where (do) you source your [meat, ingredients, staff]?
  2. all our [meat] is sourced from
  3. sourced [locally, from local suppliers]
  4. is sustainably sourced
  5. the [company, manufacturer] sources [overseas, in Hong Kong]
  6. the [parts, pieces, materials] are sourced in [Hong Kong]
  7. the [paper, article, review] was (not) [well, adequately] sourced
  8. the [comment, statement, information] was sourced to the [ministry, press office]
  9. the [paper] was sourced to [her, the university]
'source' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
accuracy - allure - alternate - alternative - amusement - bottle - code - comprehensive - connect - controversy - definitive - dependable - download - electricity - enlightenment - envy - farmer - fruitful - genuine - grievance - heat - hobby - ignition - income - joy - mackerel - main - material - mining - misunderstanding - objective - open - original - outcry - outrage - packet - personal - pinpoint - pollution - power - premier - primary - prime - principal - prompt - quarrel - quote - recruit - reference - reliable

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