come from

British  

verb

1. to be or have been a resident or native (of)

   Ernst comes from Geneva

2. to originate from or derive from

   chocolate comes from the cacao tree

   the word filibuster comes from the Dutch word for pirate

3. informal the reasons for someone's behaviour, opinions, or comments

   I can understand where you're coming from

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come from Idioms  

1. See come out of .

2. 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 .

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come from

If you can no longer work, you may qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance, which pays your full retirement age benefit without reductions that come from claiming early.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Much of those emissions come from burning the hydrocarbons the company produces and sells.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

For one, these economists come from a political-economy tradition very different from America’s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Two-thirds of that money has come from hedge fund manager Aaron Sosnick, who has been pressing city leaders on the expansion of bike lanes and bus lanes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

I moved out in larger and larger circles and could find no fox tracks, no sign that a fox had come from anywhere or gone anywhere.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

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