come fromsomewhere/something
phrasal verbwithcomeverbuk/kʌm/us/kʌm/came|come
A1
to beborn, got from, or made in aparticularplace:
She comes from Italy.
Some of thebestwinescome from France.
Does thatquotecome from Shakespeare?
She couldhearbangingcoming from theroomupstairs.
Where will themoneyfor theprojectcome from?
- He's American but hisfamilycome/comes from Ireland.
- They come from aprivileged/wealthybackground.
- The twopassengertrainsinvolvedin theaccidenthad both come fromsouthwestLondon.
- Hisfamilyoriginallycame from Ireland, butresettledin the US in the 19thcentury.
- I couldhearloudsnorescoming from Jim'sbedroom.
Origins and sources
- bases
- be a recipe for disaster, trouble, success, etc.idiom
- beginning
- birth
- birthplace
- born
- breeding ground
- fount
- fountainhead
- gateway drug
- genesis
- hail
- hail fromsomewhere
- paternity
- provenance
- recipe
- root
- seed
- son
- source