from

[ fruhm, from; unstressed fruhm ]

/ frʌm, frɒm; unstressed frəm /

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preposition

(used to specify a starting point in spatial movement): a train running west from Chicago.

(used to specify a starting point in an expression of limits): The number of stores will be increased from 25 to 30.

(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.

(used to express discrimination or distinction): to be excluded from membership; to differ from one's father.

(used to indicate source or origin): to come from the Midwest; to take a pencil from one's pocket.

(used to indicate agent or instrumentality): death from starvation.

(used to indicate cause or reason): From the evidence, he must be guilty.

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Origin of from

before 950; Middle English; Old English, variant of fram from (preposition), forward (adv.); cognate with Gothic fram,Old Norse frā (see fro), fram (adv.)

Words nearby from

Frohman, froideur, Froissart, frolic, frolicsome, from, fromage, fromage frais, from bad to worse, from dawn to dusk, Frome

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How to use from in a sentence

The bulk of the premiere actually put an unexpected spin on the ripped-from-the-headlines story.
‘Newsroom’ Premiere: Aaron Sorkin Puts CNN on Blast Over the Boston Bombing|Kevin Fallon|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But its title is a misnomer: The far-from-renegade Gay is a very good feminist.
Roxane Gay: Not Such a 'Bad Feminist' After All|Lizzie Crocker|August 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Says my wife, returning from the shower be-robed, towel-turbaned, and still smelling faintly of not-made-from-concentrate.
The Ridiculousness of Father's Day|P. J. O’Rourke|June 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But a new crop of famous-from-birth models are trying to make it on their own…and they deserve to be taken seriously.
The Famous Parents Modeling Club|Erin Cunningham|May 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Michael Jackson's back-from-the-dead moonwalk stunned viewers at the Billboard Awards.
Michael Jackson's Crazy Billboard Awards Performance and More Hologram Wins and Fails (VIDEO)|The Daily Beast|May 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They have a nodding-from-a-motor-acquaintance with it but I like a real handshake-friendship with it.
Patchwork|Anna Balmer Myers
Once more we found ourselves in the far-from-delectable town of Cape François.
Hurricane Hurry|W.H.G. Kingston
It was no good trying some tricky approach; his best bet was the straight-from-the-shoulder bit.
Greylorn|John Keith Laumer
Now the fugitive-from-labor clause must be interpreted in part by the light of the Purpose of the Constitution.
The Trial of Theodore Parker|Theodore Parker
And again came that scent of cigar smoke-from the old saturated leather.
The Forsyte Saga, Volume III.|John Galsworthy

British Dictionary definitions for from

from

/ (frɒm, unstressed frəm) /

preposition

used to indicate the original location, situation, etcfrom Paris to Rome; from behind the bushes; from childhood to adulthood

in a period of time starting athe lived from 1910 to 1970

used to indicate the distance between two things or placesa hundred miles from here

used to indicate a lower amountfrom five to fifty pounds

showing the model ofpainted from life

used with the gerund to mark prohibition, restraint, etcnothing prevents him from leaving

because ofexhausted from his walk

Word Origin for from

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

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