originates
- 1Third-person singular simple present indicative of originate.
The festival originates in early farming communities along the coast.
Much of the region's wealth originates from trade across the river.
Note
One spelling carries both constructions of the verb. Followed by in, from or with, it is intransitive: a custom originates with some earlier source, and the subject is the thing that began. Followed by a direct object, it is transitive: someone originates a plan or a practice, and the subject is the one who brought it into being. Look at what comes next to tell them apart.
She originates most of the department's new policies.
The proposal originates with a small planning committee.
originates is a form of originate
originate, verb: To come into existence or have a beginning; to spring or be derived from a particular source. Full entry
- Forms
- originateoriginates he/she/itoriginating -ing formoriginated past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- originate → originates: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /s/.
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