the word filibuster comes from the Dutch word for pirate
3. where someone is coming from
Examples of 'come from' in a sentence
come from
Perhaps, like Katya, she had come from a war-torn country in Eastern Europe.
Peter Robinson AFTERMATH (2001)
Then he turned and cantered back in the direction they had come from.
Jennifer Fallon TREASON KEEP (2001)
No. Odds were the complaint had come from the club itself, probably without Cordwell's knowledge.
Mark Mills AMAGANSETT (2004)
In other languages
come from
British English: come from /kʌm frəm/ VERB
If someone or something comes from a particular place or thing, that place or thing is their origin or source.
Half the students come from abroad.
American English: come from
Arabic: يَأْتِي مِنْ
Brazilian Portuguese: vir de
Chinese: 来自
Croatian: dolaziti
Czech: pocházet
Danish: komme fra
Dutch: vandaan komen
European Spanish: provenir
Finnish: tulla jostakin
French: venir de
German: kommen aus
Greek: προέρχομαι
Italian: provenire
Japanese: ･･･の出身である
Korean: ...출신이다
Norwegian: komme fra
Polish: pochodzić z
European Portuguese: vir de
Romanian: a veni
Russian: быть родом из
Latin American Spanish: provenir
Swedish: komma från
Thai: มาจาก
Turkish: gelmek
Ukrainian: походити з
Vietnamese: đến từ
All related terms of 'come from'
come back from the dead
to become active or successful again after a period of being inactive or unsuccessful
come in from the cold
to become popular, accepted, or active again after a period of unpopularity or lack of involvement
come straight from the shoulder
to be direct and completely honest
rise/come back from the dead
If you say that someone or something rises or comes back from the dead , you mean that they become active or successful again after being inactive for a while.
come from the wrong side of the tracks
to come from a poor , unfashionable , and lower-class area of town
what planet is someone on?
said to mean that you think someone has crazy ideas, or behaves in a very strange way, or does not understand something at all
Chinese translation of 'come from'
come from
vt fus
[place, source]来(來)自 (láizì)
I come from London我来(來)自伦(倫)敦 (wǒ láizì Lúndūn)
where do you come from?你是哪里(裡)人？ (nǐ shì nǎlǐ rén?)
the feeling of elation that comes from winning来(來)自胜(勝)利的得意感 (láizì shènglì de déyìgǎn)