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come from

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verb (intr, preposition)

to be or have been a resident or native (of)Ernst comes from Geneva
to originate from or derive fromchocolate comes from the cacao tree; the word filibuster comes from the Dutch word for pirate
where someone is coming from informal the reasons for someone's behaviour, opinions, or commentsI can understand where you're coming from

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Words nearby come from

come down with, comedy, comedy of errors, comedy of manners, come forward, come from, come from behind, come full circle, come hell or high water, come-hither, come home to roost
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Words related to come from

originate, derive from, flow, hail from, accrue, ejaculate, emerge, end up, issue, proceed, result, rise, spring, stem, turn out

Idioms and Phrases with come from

come from
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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