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

Within the EU, the Greek government announced in early April that it intends to ban social media access for under-15s from January 1, 2027.

From Barron's • Jul. 12, 2026

The 27-year-old from Leeds was diagnosed with endometriosis 2024.

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2026

Spain has proposed raising the minimum age for registering on a social media platform from 14 to 16.

From Barron's • Jul. 12, 2026

A man who sited a section of the Berlin Wall in his south London garden may be forced to remove it, after complaints from neighbours.

From BBC • Jul. 9, 2026

They were legally prevented from leaving the premises upon threat of arrest.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly