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A1. used to show the distance between two places: from something to something It's about two kilometres from the airport to your hotel. We're about a mile from home.
1. a. used as a function word to indicate a starting point of a physical movement or a starting point in measuring or reckoning or in a statement of limits. came here from the city. a week from today. cost from $5 to $10. b. used as a function word to indicate the starting or focal point of an activity. called me from a pay phone.
Definition of from preposition in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Starting point. We use from to show the time or point in time when something starts: Tickets for the concert are on sale from Monday. The finals take place from 1.30 pm on Sunday. We use from to show the level that things begin at, such as numbers or prices:
from. / frɒm; frəm / preposition. used to indicate the original location, situation, etc. from behind the bushes. from Paris to Rome. from childhood to adulthood. in a period of time starting at. he lived from 1910 to 1970. used to indicate the distance between two things or places. a hundred miles from here. used to indicate a lower amount.
From is used after verbs with meanings such as 'protect', 'free', 'keep', and 'prevent' to introduce the action that does not happen, or that someone does not want to happen. Such laws could protect the consumer from harmful or dangerous remedies. 300 tons of Peruvian mangoes were kept from entering France.
1. used to indicate the original location, situation, etc: from Paris to Rome; from behind the bushes; from childhood to adulthood. 2. in a period of time starting at: he lived from 1910 to 1970. 3. used to indicate the distance between two things or places: a hundred miles from here.
Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Preposition. Idiom. Filter. preposition. Used to indicate a specified place or time as a starting point. Walked home from the station; from six o'clock on. American Heritage. Beginning at (a point of departure as for motion, duration, or action) Leaving from the station. Webster's New World.
(used to indicate source or origin): to come from the Midwest; to take a pencil from one's pocket. (used to indicate agent or instrumentality): death from starvation. (used to indicate cause or reason): From the evidence, he must be guilty.
used to show the place where someone or something starts: What time does the flight from Amsterdam arrive? The wind is coming from the north. She sent me a postcard from Bermuda. He took a handkerchief from his pocket. She took her hairbrush from her purse and began to brush her hair. So did you really walk all the way from Smith Street?
