from

[fruhm, from, fruhm]

preposition

1. (used to specify a starting point in spatial movement).

   a train running west from Chicago.

2. (used to specify a starting point in an expression of limits).

   The number of stores will be increased from 25 to 30.

3. (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.

4. (used to express discrimination or distinction).

   to be excluded from membership;

   to differ from one's father.

5. (used to indicate source or origin).

   to come from the Midwest;

   to take a pencil from one's pocket.

6. (used to indicate agent or instrumentality).

   death from starvation.

7. (used to indicate cause or reason).

   From the evidence, he must be guilty.

from

/ frɒm, frəm /

preposition

1. used to indicate the original location, situation, etc

   from Paris to Rome

   from behind the bushes

   from childhood to adulthood

2. in a period of time starting at

   he lived from 1910 to 1970

3. used to indicate the distance between two things or places

   a hundred miles from here

4. used to indicate a lower amount

   from five to fifty pounds

5. showing the model of

   painted from life

6. used with the gerund to mark prohibition, restraint, etc

   nothing prevents him from leaving

7. because of

   exhausted from his walk

Word History and Origins

Origin of from¹

First recorded before 950; Middle English, Old English, variant of fram “from, forward”; cognate with Gothic fram, Old Norse frā ( fro ), fram

Word History and Origins

Origin of from¹

Old English fram ; related to Old Norse frā , Old Saxon, Old High German, Gothic fram from, Greek promos foremost

Example Sentences

That’s less than my one-way business-class ticket from Philadelphia to London in August, and included balcony accommodations, food and activities.

Read more on The Wall Street Journal

There was no mention of the Titanic on the cruise, of course, but the captain did share facts about the evolution of trans-Atlantic crossings from Columbus to immigrants to the first Cunard ships.

Read more on The Wall Street Journal

We were going to take a train from there to Cinque Terre, while other passengers planned to visit Florence.

Read more on The Wall Street Journal

Potentially rough seas and the hazards they present are part of the gamble when you take the long way home from Europe.

Read more on The Wall Street Journal

This year we ditched the familiar Caribbean for a 14-night trans-Atlantic cruise from Rome to New York on Royal Caribbean.

Read more on The Wall Street Journal