come from
Britishverb
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to be or have been a resident or native (of)
Ernst comes from Geneva
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to originate from or derive from
chocolate comes from the cacao tree
the word filibuster comes from the Dutch word for pirate
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informal the reasons for someone's behaviour, opinions, or comments
I can understand where you're coming from
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See come out of .
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Arrive from someone or somewhere, as in This package just came from Alice , or Where did these chairs come from? [c. 1300] Also see where one is coming from .
Example Sentences
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Professor Cris Halsall, Director of the Lancaster Environment Centre and co-author, noted that TFA is now known to come from a much wider range of sources than previously believed.
From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026
They come from different countries, different traditions, different corners of the grocery store.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
Around a third of the weight loss from GLP-1 obesity jabs like Wegovy and Mounjaro can come from muscle rather than fat, the US research suggests.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
A challenge for tech stocks broadly could come from a surge of new shares being sold into the market by cash-hungry AI companies engaged in a computing-power arms race.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
“The consistent reaction whenever we met someone was, like, ‘Wait, where did you guys come from?’
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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