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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
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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 .

Example Sentences

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"Three years down the line, everybody is asking: where is the growth going to come from?"

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

“He could have come from money for all I know. I just thought it was kind of strange.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

McDonnell said many of those resources would come from the department’s metro division.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

“I’m constantly pricing out airfare, and the best deals typically don’t come from refreshing your browser 47 times.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026

Apparently, I come from a family of mind readers, and no one has ever told me.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

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