from

American  

[fruhm, from, fruhm] / frʌm, frɒm, frəm /

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.

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from British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of from

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

Example Sentences

From a financial perspective, reaching the last eight means Fery will win at least £480,000 in prize money - adding to the £628,960 he had amassed in career earnings prior to Wimbledon.

From BBC • Jul. 6, 2026

From jail in recent months, Jin remained defiant.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 5, 2026

From there, radar or cameras refine the coordinates of where the victims might be.

From Barron's • Jul. 5, 2026

From the very beginning, he would take the most negative reviews or the silliest things from standards of practice and post them for everyone.

From Salon • Jul. 5, 2026

From Belle’s throat, I feel a rippling vibration and hear a sound I’ve never heard before.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes