From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishstem from something phrasal verbRESULTto develop as a result of something else His headaches stemmed from vision problems. → stem→ See Verb table
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stem from • Much of the friction stemmed from a debate about which technology to use.• In 1993, a wage garnishment was filed against him stemming from a diamond sale gone sour.• The creek splashes and gurgles in a series of descending pools stemming from a small waterfall.• Our fearful notions about the effects of getting older stem from an earlier time.• It also tries to say that women's problems stem from either their sexuality or the family.• In part, this stems from history.• The modern anguish stems from the absurdity of the allegory, once its center, divine Will, is removed.• The exact date of its original building is disputed but it probably stems from the late fifth or early sixth century. 