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

The Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 specifically outlaws knowingly taking steps to disguise or conceal that a donation has come from an impermissible source.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

Though many bogus emails come from Gmail accounts, one giveaway was the mismatch between the email’s domain address and the recruiting firm’s internet domain address.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 5, 2026

Initially the administration said the ballroom would cost $200 million, none of which would come from taxpayers’ money.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

They also discussed a potential £500,000 donation, which was never paid, that would come from the businessman.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

But then I supposed the food had to come from somewhere.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

Related Words

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