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stemmed

v.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈstɛmd// UK //stˈɛmd// stemmed

v. to come from or be caused by something else. You use this to explain the origin or reason for a situation.

v. to originate from or be caused by a specific source. Often used in the past tense followed by the preposition 'from'.


SIMPLE

Her fear of water stemmed from a childhood accident.

CONTEXTUAL

The current economic crisis stemmed from a series of bad investments made by the national bank years ago.

COMPLEX

While the immediate conflict was triggered by a border dispute, the underlying tension stemmed from decades of cultural and political disagreements that had never been fully resolved.

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Typically used in the past tense ('stemmed') and requires the preposition 'from'.

Pitfall

The problem stemmed of a misunderstanding.The problem stemmed from a misunderstanding.The verb 'stem' must be paired with the preposition 'from', not 'of'.

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