- stem from
- HAVE ITS ORIGINS IN, arise from, originate from, spring from, derive from, come from, emanate from, flow from, proceed from; BE CAUSED BY, be brought on/about by, be produced by.→ stem
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ˈstem from [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they stem from he/she/it stems from present participle stemming from past tense stemmed from past participle stemmed from] phrasal verbto be caused by somethingHis popularity stemmed from the fact that he was born in the area.
Many of her problems stem from her family.
Thesaurus: to involve, or to be the result of somethingsynonymMain entry: stem* * *
stem from [phrasal verb]stem from (something or someone) : to be caused by (something or someone) : to come from (something or someone)Most of her health problems stem from an accident she had when she was younger.
His love of the outdoors stems from his father.
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Useful english dictionary. 2012.