English Explanatory Dictionary

come from

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To have as one's origin, birthplace or nationality.
  2. To be derived from.
  3. To derive one's opinion or argument from; to take as a conceptual starting point.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-come from.wav

Word forms

come from comes from coming from came from no-table-tags glossary comest from camest from cometh from

Etymology

From Middle English comen from.

Antonyms

drive at get at
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