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from

//ˈfɹɒm//

Preposition

A word placed before a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to show its relationship to another part of the sentence.

Note for from

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Definitions

  1. 1.Used to indicate source or provenance.

    • I got a letter from my brother.
    • You can't get all your news from the Internet.
    • Paul is from New Zealand.
  2. 2.Originating at (a year, time, etc.)

    • This manuscript is from the 1980s.
  3. 3.Used to indicate a starting point or initial reference.

    • I’ve been doing this from pickney.
    • Tickets are available from 17th July.
    • Try to see it from his point of view.
  4. 4.Indicating removal or separation.

    • The general was ousted from power.
    • He knuckled the sleep from his eyes.
    • After twenty minutes, remove the cake from the oven.

Frequency

Overall

Very common· #30

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Common
General reading & writing
Very common
Academic
Uncommon
Literature
Uncommon

Etymology

From Middle English from (“from”), from Old English from, fram (“forward, from”), from Proto-West Germanic *fram, from Proto-Germanic *fram (“forward, from, away”).

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