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

It may be unusual for such forthright admissions of wrongdoing to come from an administration not known for scrupulous rectitude.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

Greenhouse gases mainly come from burning fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026

From that point, the U.S. would keep 90% of the revenue, which would come from OpenAI, a future buyer of the energy.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

Physicians use billing codes that come from the Current Procedural Terminology system, which the AMA developed in the 1960s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

I would look around at the bare little cell and wonder what conceivable victory could come from a place like this.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Related Words

• arise
• derive from
• emanate
• flow
• hail from
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