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from

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fruhm, from; unstressed fruh m]
    • /frʌm, frɒm; unstressed frəm/
    • /frəm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fruhm, from; unstressed fruh m]
    • /frʌm, frɒm; unstressed frəm/

Definitions of from word

  • preposition from (used to specify a starting point in spatial movement): a train running west from Chicago. 1
  • preposition from (used to specify a starting point in an expression of limits): The number of stores will be increased from 25 to 30. 1
  • preposition from (used to express removal or separation, as in space, time, or order): two miles from shore; 30 minutes from now; from one page to the next. 1
  • preposition from (used to express discrimination or distinction): to be excluded from membership; to differ from one's father. 1
  • preposition from (used to indicate source or origin): to come from the Midwest; to take a pencil from one's pocket. 1
  • preposition from (used to indicate agent or instrumentality): death from starvation. 1

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Origin of from

First appearance:

before 950
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; Middle English; Old English, variant of fram from (preposition), forward (adv.); cognate with Gothic fram, Old Norse frā (see fro), fram (adv.)

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for From

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

from popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

from usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for from

prep from

  • against — If one thing is leaning or pressing against another, it is touching it.
  • outside of — the outer side, surface, or part; exterior: The outside of the house needs painting.

preposition from

  • as of — up to, on, or from (a specified time)
  • after — If something happens after a particular date or event, it happens during the period of time that follows that date or event.
  • beginning — The beginning of an event or process is the first part of it.
  • commencing — Begin; start.
  • since — from then till now (often preceded by ever): He was elected in 1978 and has been president ever since.

adjective from

  • minus — less by the subtraction of; decreased by: Ten minus six is four.
  • native — being the place or environment in which a person was born or a thing came into being: one's native land.

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