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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The PIN would come from ID such as a driver’s license or could be generated from the county.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
From that point, the U.S. would keep 90% of the revenue, which would come from OpenAI, a future buyer of the energy.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
Eurozone government bond supply will come from Belgium, which will auction 2.4 billion euros to 2.8 billion euros in 2031-, 2033- and 2035-dated bonds on Monday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Much of what scientists know about genetic diversity has come from studying changes in individual DNA base pairs, such as an A changing to a G or a T changing to a C.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026
It didn’t even matter what they looked like or where they’d come from.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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