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

Over the past few weeks, criticism of Sir Tony's possible inclusion has come from figures like prominent politician Mustafa Barghouti, general secretary of the Palestinian National Initiative, and newspaper reports quoting unnamed officials from Arab states in the region.

From BBC

We estimate that 70% of orders come from the top 20% of customers, which is really just eight million U.S. households.

From Barron's

You can keep contributing to a Roth IRA as the spouse of a working person, because the main rule for the contributions is that they have to come from earned income.

From MarketWatch

Many of the brands that have popped up to serve this market come from founders looking for their own non-polyester clothing.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mixed signals are likely to come from other key indicators due alongside GDP, including retail sales—a gauge of consumption—and industrial production figures.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

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