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

"From where we've come from, to be in that environment. It was a pinch-me moment."

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

The figures come from admissions and registrar records.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

Our article shows that racial health disparities come from both differences in exposure to environmental stressors and different underlying vulnerability stemming from, for instance, genetics or access to healthcare.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Many key parts are largely handmade and come from single-source suppliers like Boeing, which makes the missile’s advanced seeker.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Tourists come from all over to dine at the neighborhood’s trendy restaurants and snap pictures of the historic houses.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Related Words

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