All 3 Uses of
derive
in
The Lords of Discipline
- My answer was a lesson in history and sociology and you could derive some of the major differences between Ireland and Italy by the emotional diffidence of my response.†
Chpt 1.4 *derive = get
- The General delivered a rather grumpy speech on the invaluable lessons to be derived from losing.†
Chpt 2.21derived = got
- The more demerits I give you, the more benefits you derive from an Institute education, the more returns your parents have on their original investment.†
Chpt 3.22derive = get
Definition:
to get something from something else
(If the context doesn't otherwise indicate where something came from, it is generally from reasoning--especially deductive reasoning.)
(If the context doesn't otherwise indicate where something came from, it is generally from reasoning--especially deductive reasoning.)