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from

UK/ˈfɹɒm/

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British/ˈfɹɔm/

from preposition: used to indicate source or provenance.

Preposition

from

  1. Used to indicate source or provenance.
    • Paul is from New Zealand.
    • I got a letter from my brother.
    Synonyms:
    out of
  2. Originating at (a year, time, etc.)
    • This manuscript is from the 1980s.
  3. Used to indicate a starting point or initial reference.
    • He had books piled from floor to ceiling.
    • He departed yesterday from Chicago.
    1. Indicating a starting point in time.
      • The working day runs from 9 am to 5 pm.
      • Tickets are available from 17th July.
    2. Indicating a starting point on a range or scale.
      • Rate your pain from 1 to 10.
      • Start counting from 1.
    3. Indicating a starting point on an array or gamut of conceptual variations.
      • You can study anything from math to literature.
    4. With reference to the location or position of a speaker or other observer or vantage point.
      • It's hard to tell from here.
      • Try to see it from his point of view.
    5. (Multicultural-London-English) Indicates a starting state of the predicament of the subject. Synonym of since being.
      • I’ve been doing this from pickney.
      • I’ve been a bad boy from a little youth.2021 August 17, TStackz & Kapz, “BGB”, 1:01–1:03
  4. Indicating removal or separation.
    • After twenty minutes, remove the cake from the oven.
    • The general was ousted from power.
    1. (UK) Denoting a subtraction operation.
      • 20 from 31 leaves 11.
  5. Indicating exclusion.
    • She was barred from entering.
    • A parasol protects from the sun.
  6. Indicating differentiation.
    • Your opinions differ from mine.
    • He knows right from wrong.
  7. Produced with or out of (a substance or material).
    • It's made from pure gold.
  8. Used to indicate causation; because of, as a result of.
    • Too many people die from breast cancer.

from meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

from in Hindi

with the source or provenance of or at
से se

from in Tamil

with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at
இருந்து iruntu
with the source or provenance of or at
இருந்து iruntu
with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of
இருந்து iruntu

from in Urdu

with the source or provenance of or at
سے se

from in Bengali

with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at
হতে hote, হইতে hoite
with the source or provenance of or at
অবধি obodhi, থেকে theke
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from in Punjabi
ਤੋਂ tõ
from in Nepali
बाट bāṭa
from in Tagalog
galing
from in Arabic
مِن min, عَنْ ʕan
from in Malay
dari, daripada
from in Persian
از az, ز ze
from in Thai
จาก jàak
from in Vietnamese
từ
from in Myanmar
မှ hma., က ka.

Examples of from in a sentence

  • You can't get all your news from the Internet.
  • This figure has been changed from a one to a seven.
  • Face away from the wall!
  • The store will be open from nine in the morning, but I’ll be at home from Wed. evening (on).
  • The bomb went off just 100 yards from where they were standing.
  • From the top of the lighthouse you can just see the mainland.

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Synonyms of from

Antonyms

Forms of from

alternative form (obsolete)frome

Origin of from

From Middle English from (“from”), from Old English from, fram (“forward, from”), from Proto-West Germanic *fram, from Proto-Germanic *fram (“forward, from, away”). Cognate with Old Saxon fram (“from”) and Old High German fram (“from”), Danish frem (“forth, forward”), Danish fra (“from”), Swedish fram (“forth, forward”), Swedish från (“from”), Norwegian Nynorsk fram (“forward”), Norwegian Nynorsk frå (“from”), Icelandic fram (“forward, on”), Icelandic frá (“from”), Albanian pre, prej. More at fro.

Words formed from from

Phrases with from

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Words that rhyme with from

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Questions about from

What does from mean?
From means used to indicate source or provenance.
What is from in Hindi?
From in Hindi is से (se). See From meaning in Hindi.
How do you use from in a sentence?
You can't get all your news from the Internet.
What part of speech is from?
From is a preposition.
How do you pronounce from?
From is pronounced /ˈfɹɒm/ (UK).

Words near from in the dictionary

  1. frollicked
  2. frollicking
  3. frollicks
  4. frollo
  5. frolovite
  6. from
  7. from a distance
  8. from a mile away
  9. from a standing start
  10. from A to B
  11. from A to izzard

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