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hails from

hails from is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hail from.

Meaning of hail from

Verb

hail from (third-person singular simple present hails from, present participle hailing from, simple past and past participle hailed from)

  1. To be a native of, to come from, to originate from; to have as one's birth place or residence.
    • [Willie] Saints be praised. I'm from Scotland! Where do ya hail from?
      [Homer] Uh, North... Kilt-town.1998, August 23; the episode Lard of the Dance (wikiquote) from the tenth season

Questions about hails from

What is hails from the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Hails from is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hail from.

Words near hails from in the dictionary

  1. haillike
  2. Hailokhong
  3. hailproof
  4. hails
  5. hails down
  6. hails from
  7. hailshaft
  8. hailshafts
  9. Hailsham
  10. hailshot
  11. hailstone

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