from

prep

Etymology: From Middle English from (“from”), from Old English from, fram (“forward, from”), from Proto-West Germanic *fram, from Proto-Germanic *fram (“forward, from, away”). Cognate with Old Saxon fram (“from”) and Old High German fram (“from”), Danish frem (“forth, forward”), Danish fra (“from”), Swedish fram (“forth, forward”), Swedish från (“from”), Norwegian Nynorsk fram (“forward”), Norwegian Nynorsk frå (“from”), Icelandic fram (“forward, on”), Icelandic frá (“from”), Albanian pre, prej. More at fro.

1. Used to indicate source or provenance.

   “Paul is from New Zealand.”

   “I got a letter from my brother.”

2. Originating at (a year, time, etc.)

   “This manuscript is from the 1980s.”

3. Used to indicate a starting point or initial reference.

   “He had books piled from floor to ceiling.”

   “He departed yesterday from Chicago.”

4. Used to indicate a starting point or initial reference.

   “The working day runs from 9 am to 5 pm.”

   “Tickets are available from 17th July.”

5. Used to indicate a starting point or initial reference.

   “Rate your pain from 1 to 10.”

   “Start counting from 1.”

6. Used to indicate a starting point or initial reference.

   “You can study anything from math to literature.”

7. Used to indicate a starting point or initial reference.

   “It's hard to tell from here.”

   “Try to see it from his point of view.”

8. Used to indicate a starting point or initial reference.

   “I’ve been doing this from pickney.”

   “I’ve been a bad boy from a little youth.”

9. Indicating removal or separation.

   “After twenty minutes, remove the cake from the oven.”

   “The general was ousted from power.”

10. Indicating removal or separation.

    “20 from 31 leaves 11.”

11. Indicating exclusion.

    “She was barred from entering.”

    “A parasol protects from the sun.”

12. Indicating differentiation.

    “Your opinions differ from mine.”

    “He knows right from wrong.”

13. Produced with or out of (a substance or material).

    “It's made from pure gold.”

14. Used to indicate causation; because of, as a result of.

    “Too many people die from breast cancer.”