Meaning

2 senses
  1. (transitive)To cause (someone or something) to be; to bring (someone or something) into existence; to produce or initiate a person or thing.

    Einstein originated the theory of relativity.

    entwickeln, erzeugen

    создава́тьsozdavátʹ, созда́тьsozdátʹ, порожда́тьporoždátʹ

    породжуватиporodžuvaty, створюватиstvorjuvaty

    bring into being

  2. (intransitive)To come into existence; to have origin or beginning; to spring, be derived (from, with).

    The scheme originated with the governor and council.

    entstehen, entspringen

    происходи́тьproisxodítʹ, произойти́proizojtí, возника́тьvoznikátʹ

    виникатиvynykaty, похо́дитиpoxódyty

    come into existence; take on form or shape

Examples

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  1. She originated a new way of playing jazz on the shamisen.

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  2. The custom originated in China.

    Ця традиція зародилася в Китаї.

    ruОбычай исходит из Китая.

    deDiese Tradition ist in China entstanden.

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  3. Where did such rumors originate?

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  4. That custom originated with the American Indians.

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  5. Soccer and the word "soccer" originated in England.

    ruФутбол и слово «футбол» зародились в Англии.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
to give origin to, cause:
to take first existence, have origin:
Русский
By meaning 2
to give origin to, cause:
to take first existence, have origin:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to give origin to, cause:
to take first existence, have origin:

Origin

From Medieval Latin orīginātus, perfect passive participle of orīginō (“to begin, give ris

From Medieval Latin orīginātus, perfect passive participle of orīginō (“to begin, give rise to”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) for more), from orīgō (orīgin- in compounds) + -ō. Compare Italian originare and Spanish originar. By surface analysis, origin + -ate.

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Forms

originates, originating, originated, originated
Base formoriginate · to originate
3rd person singularoriginates
Present participleoriginating
Past simpleoriginated
Past participleoriginated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyoriginate
he, she, itoriginates

Past simpleLesson

all personsoriginated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave originated
he, she, ithas originated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill originate

Synonyms

12 synonyms
to bring into existence:beginA1
to make or fabricate:coinA2
to come into existence:spring to life
Close in meaning

Antonyms

3 antonyms

Word family

10 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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