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ALL meanings of from

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  • noun from Indicating the point in space at which a journey, motion, or action starts. 1
  • preposition from starting point in movement 1
  • preposition from distance 1
  • preposition from place of origin 1
  • preposition from starting time 1
  • preposition from starting point 1
  • preposition from starting point in number 1
  • preposition from indicating raw material 1
  • preposition from as a result of 1
  • preposition from indicating separation 1
  • preposition from on behalf of 1
  • preposition from indicating a range 1
  • preposition from indicating prevention 1
  • preposition from point of observer 1
  • preposition from against 1
  • preposition from among 1
  • preposition from indicating source 1
  • preposition from indicating difference 1
  • 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
  • preposition from (used to indicate cause or reason): From the evidence, he must be guilty. 1
  • preposition from If something comes from a particular person or thing, or if you get something from them, they give it to you or they are the source of it. 0
  • preposition from Someone who comes from a particular place lives in that place or originally lived there. Something that comes from a particular place was made in that place. 0
  • preposition from A person from a particular organization works for that organization. 0
  • preposition from If someone or something moves or is moved from a place, they leave it or are removed, so that they are no longer there. 0
  • preposition from If you take one thing or person from another, you move that thing or person so that they are no longer with the other or attached to the other. 0
  • preposition from If you take something from an amount, you reduce the amount by that much. 0
  • preposition from From is used in expressions such as away from or absent from to say that someone or something is not present in a place where they are usually found. 0
  • preposition from If you return from a place or an activity, you return after being in that place or doing that activity. 0
  • preposition from If you are back from a place or activity, you have left it and have returned to your former place. 0
  • preposition from If you see or hear something from a particular place, you are in that place when you see it or hear it. 0
  • preposition from If something hangs or sticks out from an object, it is attached to it or held by it. 0
  • preposition from You can use from when giving distances. For example, if a place is fifty miles from another place, the distance between the two places is fifty miles. 0
  • preposition from If a road or railway line goes from one place to another, you can travel along it between the two places. 0
  • preposition from From is used, especially in the expression made from, to say what substance has been used to make something. 0
  • preposition from You can use from when you are talking about the beginning of a period of time. 0
  • preposition from You say from one thing to another when you are stating the range of things that are possible, or when saying that the range of things includes everything in a certain category. 0
  • preposition from If something changes from one thing to another, it stops being the first thing and becomes the second thing. 0
  • preposition from You use from after some verbs and nouns when mentioning the cause of something. 0
  • preposition from You use from when you are giving the reason for an opinion. 0
  • preposition from 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. 0
  • preposition from used to indicate the original location, situation, etc 0
  • preposition from in a period of time starting at 0
  • preposition from used to indicate the distance between two things or places 0
  • preposition from used to indicate a lower amount 0
  • preposition from showing the model of 0
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