come from

To have a particular place as your birthplace, original home, or country.

• I come from Spain.
• Her family comes from a small village.
• Where do your grandparents come from?

How to use it: come from somewhere (My parents come from Poland.)

Similar words: be from, originate from

Common phrases: come from somewhere, come from england, come from abroad

To have something as your source or cause.

• Cheese comes from milk.
• The idea came from a conversation with my brother.
• Does all your electricity come from wind?

How to use it: come from something (This money comes from donations.)

Similar words: originate from, derive from

Common phrases: come from something, come from plants, come from taxes

To base your opinion or argument on a particular idea, experience, or way of seeing things.

• I understand where you are coming from.
• His argument comes from a belief in equal opportunities.
• She is coming from a very different perspective.

How to use it: come from a particular perspective (She comes from a practical perspective when discussing education.); where someone is coming from (I understand where you are coming from, but I disagree.)

Similar words: start from, argue from

Common phrases: come from experience, come from somewhere