come from

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

Idioms and Phrases

See come out of .

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

He said interest had come from Australia’s superannuation funds, which in mid-2025 were managing assets worth 4.3 trillion Australian dollars, or about US$2.8 trillion.

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“I have a big, heavy responsibility on me being the first Latina to headline Coachella. I need to go and represent my Latina community and speak for my people and for women. It’s a good opportunity to get to more people around the world, and I think it’s my opportunity to get them involved in the place that I come from.”

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Concerns over masked federal immigration agents have been ongoing and have also come from the federal government itself.

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He responded, “Right after I come from Kauffman with the offer. I come in the door, and he says, ‘I wanted to see you.

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The men in the Cladhan come from a range of countries, including Iran, Sudan and Eritrea, and all claim they need sanctuary from persecution.

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• emanate 
• flow 
• hail from 
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