Advertisement
Advertisement
come from
verb
to be or have been a resident or native (of)
Ernst comes from Geneva
to originate from or derive from
chocolate comes from the cacao tree
the word filibuster comes from the Dutch word for pirate
informalthe reasons for someone's behaviour, opinions, or comments
I can understand where you're coming from
Idioms and Phrases
See come out of .
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
That’s because the benefits of stretching come from consistency, says Amber Donaldson, vice president of Sports Medicine Clinics for the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee.
Donovan Williams, vice-principal of the state primary school in Observatory - a Bohemian area of the Cape Town, says about 85% of his school's intake of around 830 students come from the townships - many of whom are exhausted by their long days.
And they have come from firms selling branded drugs - not the cheaper, generic medicines that many Americans rely on and that are made in China and India.
Strawberries come from Chiang Dao, lime skin from Nan and Makwaen Northern Thai pepper from the hill tribe communities around Chiang Rai.
The £1bn saving which the chancellor said would come from reducing hotel use has already been taken out of the Home Office budget.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse