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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

where is 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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vi +prep obj → kommen aus; (suggestion) → kommen or stammen von; where does he/it come from? → wo kommt er/das her?

come from → يَأتي من pocházet komme fra kommen aus προέρχομαι provenir tulla jostakin venir de stići iz provenire ･･･の出身である ...출신이다 afstammen van komme fra pochodzić z vir de быть родом из komma från มาจาก gelmek đến từ 来自

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