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herleiten — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • affiliate noun A person, company, or organisation formally connected to a larger group or network.
  • deduce verb To work out a conclusion through logical reasoning based on known facts or evidence.
  • derivation noun A leading or drawing off of water from a stream or source.
  • derive verb To get or obtain something from a particular source.

Senses

herleiten is used for these senses in English:

  • affiliate (transitive) To connect in the way of descent; to trace origin to.
  • deduce (transitive) To reach (a conclusion) by applying rules of logic or other forms of reasoning to given premises or known facts.
  • derive (transitive, logic) To deduce (a conclusion) by reasoning.
  • derive (transitive, linguistics) To find the derivation of (a word or phrase).

affiliate — full definition

  1. noun A person, company, or organisation formally connected to a larger group or network.
  2. verb To officially join or connect with a larger organisation.

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