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from A to B

UK/fɹəm ˈeɪ tə ˈbiː/US/fɹəm ˈeɪ tə ˈbiː/

from A to B prepositional phrase: from one point to the next; from the beginning of a trip to the end.

from a to b: from one point to the next; from the beginning of a trip to the end
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Prepositional phrase

  1. From one point to the next; from the beginning of a trip to the end.
    • My car’s still O.K.: it gets me from A to B.
    • While in our actual world we identify architecture with elements related by permanent relations, in virtual worlds space is a constant function of time. For example, if I have to ascend a stair to get from A to B, I will not necessarily have to descend to get back from B to A. Virtual spaces can...1997, Daniela Bertol, David Foell, “A Few Hypotheses for Reconstructed Architecture”, in Designing Digital Space: An Architect’s Guide to Virtual Reality, New York, N.Y.; Chichester, West Sussex...

Examples of from A to B in a sentence

  • For example, if I have to ascend a stair to get from A to B, I will not necessarily have to descend to get back from B to A.1997, Daniela Bertol, David Foell, “A Few Hypotheses for Reconstructed Architecture”, in Designing Digital Space: An Architect’s Guide to...
  • At Leap we have found that, when working with a large group, it is not appropriate to create a traditional play with a story that follows one central character from A to B.1999, Sara Clifford, Anna Herrmann, “Unit Three: Devising the Show”, in Making a Leap – Theatre of Empowerment: A Practical Handbook of...
  • It is not, however, a simple journey, a progression from A to B, starting with the soul and ending at the self.1999, M. James C. Crabbe, “Preface”, in M. James C. Crabbe, editor, From Soul to Self, London; New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, page x:

Origin of from A to B

Possibly from the common practice of labelling points using letters of the alphabet, and then referring to motion from one point to another as “from A to B”, and so on.

Questions about from A to B

What does from A to B mean?
From A to B means from one point to the next; from the beginning of a trip to the end.
How do you use from A to B in a sentence?
For example, if I have to ascend a stair to get from A to B, I will not necessarily have to descend to get back from B to A.
What part of speech is from A to B?
From A to B is a prepositional phrase.
How do you pronounce from A to B?
From A to B is pronounced /fɹəm ˈeɪ tə ˈbiː/ (UK).

Words near from A to B in the dictionary

  1. frolovite
  2. from
  3. from a distance
  4. from a mile away
  5. from a standing start
  6. from A to B
  7. from A to izzard
  8. from A to Z
  9. from A to Zed
  10. from A to Zee
  11. from aardvark to zymurgy

Source and license

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