{
    "term": "source",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "image": "data/images/sh/shade_shadow.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a place, person or thing that you get something from",
            "sensetop": "source of somethingfrom a source",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "renewable **energy sources**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "These fish are widely used as a **food source**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Your local library will be a useful **source of information**.",
                    "contextForm": "source of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "What is their main **source of income**?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Tourism is a major **source of revenue** for the area."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The tiny window was the only source of light."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Funding came from a wide variety of sources.",
                    "contextForm": "from a source"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Do you have any foreign sources of income?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Do you know the source of this rumour/​rumor?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The government hopes to tap new sources of employment in the area of health."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The only source of light was the fire."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The town obtains all its energy from renewable sources."
                },
                {
                    "text": "These crustaceans provide a valuable food source for some fish."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We need to look for alternative sources of energy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We tried to locate the source of the sound."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a cheap source of labour"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a fertile source of ideas"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a lucrative source of income"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a reliable source of advice"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a rich source of vitamins"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a source of energy/​food/​light"
                },
                {
                    "text": "an independent source of funding"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to develop new sources of revenue"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We need to obtain more energy from renewable sources."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The press room was a valuable source of information for journalists."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["excellent", "fertile", "good"],
                "verb + source": ["be", "constitute", "prove"],
                "preposition": ["at source", "source of"],
                "phrases": ["a variety of sources"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a person, book or document that provides information, especially for study, a piece of written work or news",
            "sensetop": "from a sourceaccording to a source",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He refused to name his sources."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Government sources indicated yesterday that cuts may have to be made."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Intelligence **sources say** they now believe he is dead."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This information comes from a very **reliable source**.",
                    "contextForm": "from a source"
                },
                {
                    "text": "According to industry sources, these prices are likely to rise.",
                    "contextForm": "according to a source"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Proper attribution of **source material** is extremely important."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Government sources indicated that a compromise might be reached."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Intelligence sources report a build-up of troops just inside the border."
                },
                {
                    "text": "One source said: ‘We are angry at the way we have been treated.’"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Researchers try to quote primary sources wherever possible."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Sources close to the player claim he won't be entering this year's championship."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The evidence is corroborated by multiple sources."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The police refused to reveal the source of their information."
                },
                {
                    "text": "his refusal to reveal the identity of a confidential source"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The census constitutes the principal source of official statistics."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["TV, radio and news"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["invaluable", "useful", "valuable"],
                "verb + source": ["use (as)", "cite", "quote"],
                "source + verb": [
                    "claim something",
                    "describe something",
                    "disclose something"
                ],
                "source + noun": ["material"],
                "preposition": ["according to sources", "source of"],
                "phrases": ["sources close to somebody"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a person or thing that causes or provides something",
            "sensetop": "source (of something)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The Irish landscape has long been a **source of inspiration** to artists."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Sporting success is a great **source of** national **pride**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a potential source of conflict"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a constant source of irritation"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "the place where a river or stream starts",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the source of the Nile"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Geography"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "at the place or the point that something comes from or begins",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Is your salary taxed at source *(= by your employer)*?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is better to deal with such problems at source."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Under the PAYE system, employees' income is taxed at source."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/sɔːs/",
                "audio": "so/source/source__gb_4.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/sɔːrs/",
                "audio": "so/source/source__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French sours(e), past participle of sourdre ‘to rise’, from Latin surgere."
}