source

US /sɔrs, sors/

UK /sɔ:s/

A2

noun

  • Piece of information; a person giving information
  • Place from which something necessary comes

adjecitve

  • Produces or provides what is wanted or needed

verb

  • To get, e.g. a raw material, from somewhere

Examples

Government sources indicated that a compromise might be reached. One source said: ‘Our blood is up. We are angry at the way we have been treated.’

We need to look for alternative sources of energy.