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ukstrong /frɒm/weak /frəm/us/frɑːm/from preposition (PLACE)
A1 used to show the place where someone or something starts:
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- I've just come from work.
- She took a letter out from her bag.
- We've walked all the way from Cheylesmore.
- She rang me from home.
- He sent me a card from Spain.
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From, out and outside
- al fresco
- breath
- door
- exogenous
- exterior
- external
- open
- open-air
- out
- out
- out and about idiom
- out of 2
- outdoor
- outdoors
- outer
- outward
- outwards
- outwith
- thence
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from preposition (TIME)
A1 used to show the time when something starts or the time when it was made or first existed:
starting at that time and then continuing:
More examples
- I'll be at home from four o'clock onwards.
- We'll be there from the beginning of March to the end of May.
- The oldest part of the church dates from the 13th century.
- Most of the shops are open from nine o'clock onwards.
- From tomorrow every expense form that you submit must first be signed by Roger.
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Starting from a particular time
- all along the line idiom
- as
- as of/from idiom
- count
- date
- date back
- date from sth
- ever
- forth
- forward
- future
- henceforth
- hereafter
- hereinafter
- line
- live
- onward
- onwards
- then
- thereafter
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from preposition (DISTANCE)
A1 used to show the distance between two places:
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- My office is about a mile from here.
- I have shops two minutes from my front door.
- It's about half a kilometre from your hotel to the town centre.
- He lives five minutes from here.
- We're still over 50 miles from Cambridge.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
From, out and outside
- al fresco
- breath
- door
- exogenous
- exterior
- external
- open
- open-air
- out
- out
- out and about idiom
- out of 2
- outdoor
- outdoors
- outer
- outward
- outwards
- outwith
- thence
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from preposition (ORIGIN)
A1 used to show the origin of something or someone:
More examples
- He's from Portugal.
- I'm from Brighton originally.
- I spoke to someone from the marketing department.
- I thought she was from Albania.
- Most of their furniture is from Italy.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
From, out and outside
- al fresco
- breath
- door
- exogenous
- exterior
- external
- open
- open-air
- out
- out
- out and about idiom
- out of 2
- outdoor
- outdoors
- outer
- outward
- outwards
- outwith
- thence
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from preposition (MATERIAL)
A2 used to show the material of which something is made:
More examples
- Early pottery was made from earth and animal waste.
- French law allows only wine made from grapes in the Champagne region to be labelled champagne.
- They sell clothes made from hemp.
- Even the shoe box is made from recycled paper.
- They were the first British firm to start selling fleecy jackets made from recycled polyester.
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Comprising and consisting of
- be
- compose
- composition
- comprise
- consist in sth
- consist of sth
- constituent
- constitute
- constitution
- constitutive
- form
- make
- make up
- make up sth
- of
from preposition (LEVEL)
used to show the level at which a range of things begins, such as numbers or prices:
More examples
- Prices range from £8000 to £10,000 depending on the model.
- Flights cost from $300 to $400.
- Replacements can cost anything from a hundred pounds to three hundred pounds.
- The population has fallen from three million to just under two and a half million in the last 30 years.
- Prices start from £4,500.
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Beginnings and starts
- a baptism of/by fire idiom
- a clean sheet/slate idiom
- advent
- baptism
- beginning
- clean
- go/be back to square one idiom
- inception
- initiation
- institution
- introduction
- jumping-off point
- salvo
- seed
- starting point
- starting time
- the outset
- the thin end of the wedge idiom
- thin
- trigger
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from preposition (CHANGE)
B2 used to show a change in the state of someone or something:
More examples
- She went from a size 18 to a size 12 in six months.
- He went from 15 stone to 13 stone.
- Pretty much overnight she went from being an office worker to an international star.
- She went from being an ordinary looking woman to being a great sex symbol.
- He was promoted from sales rep to area sales manager within the space of eight months.
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Changing
- a new broom sweeps clean idiom
- about-turn
- alter
- alternate
- alternation
- bastardize
- convert
- fluid
- move on
- move the goalposts idiom
- move with the times idiom
- new
- new broom
- onto
- swing
- transfigure
- transform
- transitional
- transmogrify
- transmute
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from preposition (CAUSE)
B2 used to show the cause of something or the reason why something happens:
More examples
- Deaths from heart disease continue to rise every year.
- He was rushed to hospital suffering from severe burns.
- The number of deaths from road accidents continues to rise.
- She made a lot of money from property.
- He made a fortune from sales of the book.
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Linguistics: connecting words which introduce a cause or reason
- as
- at
- because
- because of
- behalf
- cos
- courtesy
- fear
- for
- herein
- necessarily
- on sb's account idiom
- order
- owing to
- right
- sake 1
- thanks
- through
- with
- with a view to doing sth idiom
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from preposition (CONSIDERING)
used to show the facts or opinions you consider before making a judgment or decision:
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- From her face this morning I'd say she's fairly unhappy.
- From what he said this morning I'd say there's little hope.
- Judging from last last week's performance I don't think they stand a chance.
- From looking at these figures, I'd say we're in trouble.
- What did they deduce from the evidence?
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Analysing and evaluating
- analyse
- analyser
- analyst
- analytical
- analyze
- go through sth
- have the measure of sb/sth idiom
- inspect
- inspection
- interpretive
- judge
- measure
- proof
- sell sb/yourself/sth short idiom
- set great, little, etc. store by sth idiom
- sift
- sit
- sit in judgment on/over sb idiom
- size sth/sb up
- survey
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from preposition (REMOVE)
used to show that someone has left a place, or that something has been removed or taken away:
If you take a smaller amount from a larger amount, you reduce the larger amount by the smaller one:
More examples
- I've brought this in from home.
- He took a knife from the drawer.
- Her baby was taken from her.
- We borrowed some money from my father.
- Two from ten equals eight.
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Backwards, sideways and back and forth
- anticlockwise
- back and forth idiom
- backward
- backwards
- broadside
- counterclockwise
- hither
- hither and thither idiom
- retro
- right/wrong way round idiom
- round
- side
- sideways
- stand
- swept-back
- there
- there and back idiom
- to and fro
- to-ing and fro-ing
- wrong
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from preposition (DIFFERENCE)
B1 used to show a difference between two people or things:
More examples
- University is very different from school.
- She's very different from her brother.
- In what ways is your jacket different from mine?
- Somehow the experience was different from how I'd imagined it.
- Her attitude is very different from mine.
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Different and difference
- a breath of fresh air idiom
- a whole new ballgame idiom
- a world of difference idiom
- alternative
- another
- clash
- contrary
- differential
- distinction
- distinctive
- distorted
- diverge
- divergence
- otherwise
- permutation
- refreshing
- several
- step
- sundry
- variance
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from preposition (POSITION)
B2 used to show the position of something in comparison with other things, or the point of view of someone when considering a matter or problem:
More examples
- You can see the school from our bedroom window.
- I can see her back from where I sit.
- The view from the top was spectacular.
- From my point of view of course it would be extremely advantageous.
- From his perspective I dare say it sounds like a good idea.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
From, out and outside
- al fresco
- breath
- door
- exogenous
- exterior
- external
- open
- open-air
- out
- out
- out and about idiom
- out of 2
- outdoor
- outdoors
- outer
- outward
- outwards
- outwith
- thence
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from preposition (PROTECTION)
used to show what someone is being protected against:
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- It gives you immunity from all three diseases.
- This sort of clothing provides better protection from the elements.
- Those trees are better protected from the wind.
- We tried to find shelter from the rain.
- Vitamins are supposed to boost your immunity from infections.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
From, out and outside
- al fresco
- breath
- door
- exogenous
- exterior
- external
- open
- open-air
- out
- out
- out and about idiom
- out of 2
- outdoor
- outdoors
- outer
- outward
- outwards
- outwith
- thence
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from preposition (PREVENTING)
B2 used to show what someone is not allowed to do or know, or what has been stopped happening:
More examples
- My mother stopped me from going out.
- It stops you from getting too drunk.
- It's preventing us from making progress.
- He's been banned from the area.
- It was a little secret that I kept from him all those years.
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From, out and outside
- al fresco
- breath
- door
- exogenous
- exterior
- external
- open
- open-air
- out
- out
- out and about idiom
- out of 2
- outdoor
- outdoors
- outer
- outward
- outwards
- outwith
- thence
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