French word

découler

Pronunciation

IPA/dekule/

Meaning

  • verbresult from

Example

Cette idée découle de notre expérience.

This idea results from our experience.

Illustration for découler (result from)

More examples

Les avantages qui découlent directement de cet accord sont nombreux.

The benefits that arise directly from this agreement are numerous.

Core concept

A chain in which an earlier situation sends a result downstream as its logical continuation.

Common phrases

  • découler directement de

    arise directly from

  • découler de

    arise from

Similar words

résulter: To arise directly from a cause or set of conditions.
provenir: To originate from a specific source or starting point.
entraîner: To trigger another event as part of a chain of consequences.
causer: To cause an outcome through a direct causal link.

Definition in French

S'ensuivre logiquement d'une situation antérieure ; être imputable à quelque chose.

Word origin

Built from dé- and couler, découler first evokes something flowing away, a concrete image that became an abstract expression for results arising from causes.

Usage tips

  • In French, the result is the subject of découler, while the cause follows de: Cette idée découle de notre expérience.

Other meanings

  • arise fromverb
  • derive fromverb
  • be due toverb

Opposites

Related words

  • découlementflownoun
  • découléensuingadjective

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