come from somewhere/sth
— phrasal verb with come /kʌm/ verb (came, come)Definition
A1 to be born, got from, or made in a particular place: She comes from Italy. Some of the best wines come from France. Does that quote come from Shakespeare? She could hear banging coming from the room upstairs. Where will the money for the project come from?Origins and sources
(Definition of come from somewhere/sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- base noun (NECESSARY PART)
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