From Meaning and Definition

Word: From

How to pronounce: frɒm

Preposition

Definitions:

1. Indicating the point in space at which a journey, motion, or action starts.

Example sentences: "She began to walk away from him"

2. Indicating the point in time at which a particular process, event, or activity starts.

3. Indicating the source or provenance of someone or something.

Example sentences: "I'm from Hartford"

4. Indicating the starting point of a specified range on a scale.

Example sentences: "Men who ranged in age from seventeen to eighty-four"

5. Indicating the point at which an observer is placed.

Example sentences: "You can see the island from here"

6. Indicating the raw material out of which something is manufactured.

Example sentences: "A varnish made from copal"

7. Indicating separation or removal.

Example sentences: "The party was ousted from power after sixteen years"

8. Indicating prevention.

Example sentences: "The story of how he was saved from death"

9. Indicating a cause.

Example sentences: "A child suffering from asthma"

10. Indicating a source of knowledge or the basis for one's judgment.

Example sentences: "Information obtained from papers, books, and presentations"

11. Indicating a distinction.

Example sentences: "The courts view him in a different light from that of a manual worker"

Synonyms:

of

by

in

out of

at

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Spanish: De

German: Von

French: De

Italian: Da

Turkish: Itibaren