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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Example Sentences

Scientists determined the object had entered the solar system from deep space, making it the third known object to have come from another star system.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Calcium and magnesium matter for bone, muscle and nerve function, but where possible they should come from food.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

Some of the power could be generated by a new on-site gas plant, and some will likely come from the state’s power grid, according to the project’s concept plan.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

That said, the loudest singing may well come from north of the border, where the voices of the Tartan Army will ring out for a World Cup for the first time since 1998.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Because the reactor at unit 4 had been shut down when the tsunami swept in, it seemed likely that the explosion had come from a spent fuel pool.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

Related Words

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