originate

«originate» in Mova's school dictionary: To begin or come from a place, time or source (the game… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (originate, originates, originated, originating)

meaning for a pupil

1) To begin or come from a place, time or source (the game originated in Scotland). tree →

2) (formal) To invent or start something new. tree →

sense in the lessons

In history and geography: where foods, games and words originate. In science: where rivers originate (their source). Phrases: originate from, originate in, originate with.

examples

• Football originated in England. tree →
• Chocolate originated in Central America. tree →
• The river originates in the mountains. tree →
• Where did this word originate? tree →
• The idea originated with a pupil in our class. tree →
• The storm originated far out at sea. tree →
• They think that a tale probably originated where it was found. tree →

note

Regular verb. Noun: origin; adjective: original. Formal; everyday: "come from", "start". Pattern: originate in (a place), originate from (a source), originate with (a person).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «originate» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.