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fromwards

/ˈfɹɒmwə(ɹ)dz/

fromwards preposition: away from.

Preposition

fromwards

  1. (dialectal, obsolete) away from
    • Towards or fromwards the zenith.1713, W[illiam] Derham, Physico-Theology: Or, A Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God, from His Works of Creation. […], London: […] W[illiam] Innys, […], →OCLC
    • move along towards or fromwards the end of the yard1610, Arthur Hopton, Baculum geodæticum

Antonyms of fromwards

Forms of fromwards

alternative formfromward

Origin of fromwards

From Old English framweardes (“in a direction away from”); equivalent to from + -ward + -s. Compare froward.

Questions about fromwards

What does fromwards mean?
Fromwards means away from.
What part of speech is fromwards?
Fromwards is a preposition.
How do you pronounce fromwards?
Fromwards is pronounced /ˈfɹɒmwə(ɹ)dz/.

Words near fromwards in the dictionary

  1. Fromowitz
  2. Fromson
  3. Fromsons
  4. fromunda cheese
  5. fromward
  6. fromwards
  7. Fron
  8. fronch room
  9. Fronczak
  10. Fronczaks
  11. frond

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