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   from

   /frɒm/

   preposition

   • 1. indicating the point in space at which a journey, motion, or action starts: "she began to walk away from him"
   • ▪ indicating the distance between a particular place and another place used as a point of reference: "the ambush occurred 50 metres from a checkpoint"
   • 2. indicating the point in time at which a particular process, event, or activity starts: "the show will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m"
   • 3. indicating the source or provenance of someone or something: "I'm from Hackney"
   • ▪ indicating the date at which something was created: "a document dating from the thirteenth century"
   • 4. indicating the starting point of a specified range on a scale: "men who ranged in age from seventeen to eighty-four"
   • ▪ indicating one extreme in a range of conceptual variations: "anything from geography to literature"
   • 5. indicating the point at which an observer is placed: "you can see the island from here"
   • 6. indicating the raw material out of which something is manufactured: "a paint made from a natural resin"
   • 7. indicating separation or removal: "the party was ousted from power after sixteen years"
   • 8. indicating prevention: "the story of how he was saved from death"
   • 9. indicating a cause: "a child suffering from asthma"
   • 10. indicating a source of knowledge or the basis for one's judgement: "information obtained from papers, books, and presentations"
   • 11. indicating a distinction: "these fees are quite distinct from expenses"

   Word Origin Old Englishfram, from, of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse frá (see fro).

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   FROM definition: 1. used to show the place where someone or something starts: 2. used to show the time when…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of FROM is —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. How to use from in a sentence.

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   Definition of from preposition in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   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.

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   From definition: (used to specify a starting point in spatial movement). See examples of FROM used in a sentence.

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   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. At a certain distance away with respect to. A mile from town. Webster's New World.

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   FROM definition: 1. used to show the place, time, or level that someone or something started at: 2. used to say…. Learn more.

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   from meaning, definition, what is from: starting at a particular place or positi...: Learn more.

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    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.

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    (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.