COME FROM (SOMEBODY/SOMETHING)


Meaning of COME FROM (SOMEBODY/SOMETHING) in English

come from somebody/something phrasal verb ( see also ↑ come )

1 . if you come from a place, you were born there or lived there when you were young:

I come from London originally.

2 . to be obtained from a place, thing, or person, or to start or be made somewhere:

A lot of drugs come from quite common plants.

My information comes from a very reputable source.

The idea came from America.

3 . to happen as the result of doing something

come from doing something

Most of her problems come from expecting too much of people.

4 . coming from him/her/you etc spoken used to say that someone should not criticize another person for doing something, because they have done the same thing themselves:

You think I’m too selfish? That’s rich coming from you!

5 . where somebody is coming from informal the basic attitude or opinion someone has, which influences what they think, say, or do:

I see where you’re coming from now.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.