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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
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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 .

Example Sentences

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Unlike some of the other shortlisted works, Humeau's installation does not come from a human-centred perspective.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Still, the most surprising discoveries have come from examining their brains.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

The loan is supposed to cover two thirds of Ukraine’s financing needs this year and next, with the rest needing to come from Western partners and international organizations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

“All the things that we consume in our daily lives come from China.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

He pointed out that the obelisk did not come from Alexandria originally, so we have no right to claim ownership of it.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman

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