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

“Part of the reason it’s possible for me to do this is because I spent enough time on the other side of a room from a therapist to find forgiveness for that whole time in my life,” McMahon says.

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This latest anniversary tour, however, feels to McMahon more like an organic result of his being willing to embrace his entire catalog, from Something Corporate up until today.

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Another component to the Jack’s Mannequin reunion is August’s surprise release “Everything In Transit: Strings Attached” EP, which strips down five tracks from the original album with spare, acoustic arrangements while adding in orchestral strings courtesy of Allie Stamler.

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It’s taken some time and a great deal of introspection to look back on “Everything In Transit” and its tightly wound singles like “Holiday From Real” and “The Mixed Tape” with more warmth than anxiety, a growth journey that culminated in McMahon proudly celebrating the album’s 20th anniversary.

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A few months later, just as the record was hitting shelves, McMahon received a successful stem cell transplant from his sister and was subsequently declared cancer-free.

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