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

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come from

You should absolutely learn where you come from, but you can make your own choices.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

Chip yields refer to the amount of usable chips that come from a single wafer.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026

The figures come from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation's poverty tracker, which surveys about 4,000 people from households in the lowest 40% of incomes.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

The cars Americans want must come from somewhere—companies with expertise in gasoline vehicles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

I didn’t come from a wealthy home, but I’d never in my life eaten gari with nothing but water, and lake water at that!

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

Related Words

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