come from
Britishverb
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to be or have been a resident or native (of)
Ernst comes from Geneva
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to originate from or derive from
chocolate comes from the cacao tree
the word filibuster comes from the Dutch word for pirate
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informal the reasons for someone's behaviour, opinions, or comments
I can understand where you're coming from
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See come out of .
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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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"These highest-energy cosmic rays are thought to come from extreme astrophysical sources, like two neutron stars colliding or a massive star collapsing," Murase said.
From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026
It said threats come from climate change, food scarcity, invasive species and human activity.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
They come from different countries, different traditions, different corners of the grocery store.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
A challenge for tech stocks broadly could come from a surge of new shares being sold into the market by cash-hungry AI companies engaged in a computing-power arms race.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
There was a sharp plink, but he couldn’t see where the sound had come from.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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