from
//ˈfɹɒm//
Definitions
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.Originating at (a year, time, etc.)
- This manuscript is from the 1980s.
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.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”).