from
preposition
ˈfrəm 
ˈfräm,
also fəm
1
a
—used as a function word to indicate a starting point of a physical movement or a starting point in measuring or reckoning or in a statement of limits
came here from the citya week from todaycost from $5 to $10
b
—used as a function word to indicate the starting or focal point of an activity
called me from a pay phoneran a business from her home
2
—used as a function word to indicate physical separation or an act or condition of removal, abstention, exclusion, release, subtraction, or differentiation
protection from the sunrelief from anxiety
3
—used as a function word to indicate the source, cause, agent, or basis
we conclude from thisa call from my lawyerinherited a love of music from his fatherworked hard from necessity
Example Sentences
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Sean Maguire, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Feb. 2023 Rescue workers are now racing against time to pull survivors from the rubble of collapsed buildings in freezing winter conditions. —CNN, 10 Feb. 2023 Fetterman was taken to George Washington University Hospital after feeling lightheaded toward the end of the Senate Democratic retreat Wednesday, according to a statement from his spokesperson, Joe Calvello. —Candy Woodall, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2023 Democrats finally have a strategy to stop billionaires from fleeing high tax states: Block the escape routes. —Aaron Withe, National Review, 10 Feb. 2023 Investigators found that on Jan. 3, the last day anyone saw Brown, two cash transfers worth a total of $17,000 were sent from Brown to accounts controlled by Watts. —Paul Best, Fox News, 10 Feb. 2023 International aid groups continued to assist emergency response and relief efforts in Turkey and Syria as the death toll from two devastating earthquakes surpassed 21,000. —Jennifer Calfas, WSJ, 10 Feb. 2023 The list was curated by analyzing over 13 million restaurant reviews from diners who used the OpenTable app to book reservations. —Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 9 Feb. 2023 The deans of Yale's and Harvard's law schools recently removed themselves from the rankings of US News & World Report, followed by Harvard Medical School and scores of others. —WIRED, 9 Feb. 2023 See More
Sean Maguire, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Feb. 2023 Rescue workers are now racing against time to pull survivors from the rubble of collapsed buildings in freezing winter conditions. —CNN, 10 Feb. 2023 Fetterman was taken to George Washington University Hospital after feeling lightheaded toward the end of the Senate Democratic retreat Wednesday, according to a statement from his spokesperson, Joe Calvello. —Candy Woodall, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2023 Democrats finally have a strategy to stop billionaires from fleeing high tax states: Block the escape routes. —Aaron Withe, National Review, 10 Feb. 2023 Investigators found that on Jan. 3, the last day anyone saw Brown, two cash transfers worth a total of $17,000 were sent from Brown to accounts controlled by Watts. —Paul Best, Fox News, 10 Feb. 2023 International aid groups continued to assist emergency response and relief efforts in Turkey and Syria as the death toll from two devastating earthquakes surpassed 21,000. —Jennifer Calfas, WSJ, 10 Feb. 2023 The list was curated by analyzing over 13 million restaurant reviews from diners who used the OpenTable app to book reservations. —Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 9 Feb. 2023 The deans of Yale's and Harvard's law schools recently removed themselves from the rankings of US News & World Report, followed by Harvard Medical School and scores of others. —WIRED, 9 Feb. 2023 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Old English from, fram; akin to Old High German fram, adverb, forth, away, Old English faran to go — more at fare
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Kids Definition
from
preposition (ˈ)frəm
ˈfräm
1
—used to show a starting or central point
came here from the citya letter from homeran a business from home
2
—used to show removal or separation
the dictator fell from powersubtract 3 from 9far from safe
3
—used to show a material, source, or cause
a doll made from ragsreading aloud from a booksuffering from a cold
from
preposition
as in out of
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- out of
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- through
- among
- between
- amongst
- midst
- amidst
- amid
- mid
- betwixt
- in the thick of
- barrage
- barrage balloon
- barrage reception
- barraged
- barrages
- barraging
- barragudo
- barramundas
- gregariousness
- gregariousnesses
- greger
- gregger
- greggle
- grego
- Gregorian
- Gregorian calendar
- Gregorian chant
- Gregorian mode
- Gregorian staff
- Gregorian telescope
- Gregorian tone
- Gregorian year
- Gregorianist
- gregorianists
- gregories