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come from
vb (intr, preposition)
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. where someone is coming from informal the reasons for someone's behaviour, opinions, or comments: I can understand where you're coming from.
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come from
If you come from a particular place, you were born there, or it is your home.
'Where do you come from?' – 'India.'
I come from Zambia.
Be Careful!
Don't use a progressive form in sentences like these. Don't say, for example, 'Where are you coming from?' or 'I am coming from Zambia'.
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Translations
pocházet
komme fra
tulla jostakin
dolaziti
･･･の出身である
...출신이다
komma från
มาจาก
đến từ
w>come from
vi +prep obj → kommen aus; (suggestion) → kommen or stammen von; where does he/it come from? → wo kommt er/das her?
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come from
→ يَأْتِي مِنْ pocházet komme fra kommen aus προέρχομαι provenir tulla jostakin venir de dolaziti provenire ･･･の出身である ...출신이다 vandaan komen komme fra pochodzić z vir de быть родом из komma från มาจาก gelmek đến từ 来自Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009