stem from

phrasal verb

stemmed from; stemming from; stems from

: 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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The apparent cooling of their friendship stems from recent revelations in an ongoing legal battle that has unexpectedly pulled Swift into its orbit. —

Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 9 Feb. 2025 Many of the existing challenges stem from providing care in patients’ native language, which is a problem for citizens and non-citizens alike. —

Christine Lopez, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2025 Bubonic plague is one of three types of plague infections, all stemming from the Yersinia pestis bacterium. —

Sarah Holzmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Feb. 2025 In response, Google explained that the error stemmed from Gemini scraping inaccurate data from websites. —

Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for stem from