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[ fruhm, from; unstressed fruhm ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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.

from

/ frɒm; frəm /

preposition

used to indicate the original location, situation, etc
from behind the bushes
from Paris to Rome
from childhood to adulthood
in a period of time starting at
he lived from 1910 to 1970
used to indicate the distance between two things or places
a hundred miles from here
used to indicate a lower amount
from five to fifty pounds
showing the model of
painted from life
used with the gerund to mark prohibition, restraint, etc
nothing prevents him from leaving
because of
exhausted from his walk

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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 �ڰ�� ( fro ), fram

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Word History and Origins

Origin of from¹

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

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Example Sentences

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But from the start, the Clippers walked a tightrope that had them teetering all game, falling behind from the very beginning, putting stress on their defense.

From

But the Clippers had no answer for Murray, who was efficient with his shooting, going 17 for 26 from the field and eight for 14 from three-point range.

From

But the Clippers struggled in the first quarter, putting themselves in a hole from the start.

From

Evander Kane had Edmonton’s first goal while the lone Kings’ score came from Andrei Kuzmenko, both in the second period.

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The winger parked himself in front of the net and was shielding Edmonton goalie Calvin Pickard when he reached out to redirect a pass from Anze Kopitar near the blue line.

From

frolicsome fromage

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