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come from meaning

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    Definition of come from in English Dictionary

  • VerbSGcomes fromPRcoming fromPTcame fromPREcom-
    1. (transitive) To have as one's birthplace or nationality.
      1. Most tourists in Mallorca come from England.   My girlfriend comes from Sweden, but is black because her parents are Swedish. ‎
    2. (transitive) To be derived from.
      1. Turbines have been around for a long time—windmills and water wheels are early examples. The name comes from the Latin turbo, meaning vortex, and thus the defining property of a turbine is that a fluid or gas turns the blades of a rotor, which is attached to a shaft that can perform useful work.
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    1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
      • To me, citing the letter is a bit like the whole Dumbledore is gay thing. Sure, we have the Word of God [1] that he is but I prefer my evidence to come from the text.
      • While I come from Chile, my friend is from England, so I had to learn to speak English.
      • Most tourists in Mallorca come from England.   My girlfriend comes from Sweden, but is black because her parents are Swedish. ‎
  • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
    1. Phrases
      • Phrasal verbs
        • Phrasal verbs with particle (from)
      • Verbs
        • Phrasal verbs
          • Phrasal verbs with particle (from)
          • Transitive verbs
        Related Links:
        1. en come from behind
        2. en come from a good place
        3. en come from the right place
        Source: Wiktionary

        Meaning of come from for the defined word.

        Grammatically, this idiom "come from" is a phrase, more specifically, a phrasal verb. It's also a verb, more specifically, a phrasal verb and a transitive verb.
        Definiteness: Level 1
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