From: meaning, definitions and examples
๐
from
[ frษm ]
used to indicate the starting point of a movement or action
used to indicate the point in time at which a particular event takes place, or the origin of a particular person or thing
Synonyms
away from, off, out of
Examples of usage
- he left home from school
- the show will run from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
- the company is based in Berlin, with offices in London, Paris, and from next year, New York
used to show the source from which something comes
used to show the distance between two places
Synonyms
coming from, derived from, originating from
Examples of usage
- from what I can see, the project is not going well
- the hotel is only a few minutes' walk from the station
Translations
Translations of the word "from" in other languages:
๐ต๐น de
๐ฎ๐ณ เคธเฅ
๐ฉ๐ช von
๐ฎ๐ฉ dari
๐บ๐ฆ ะท
๐ต๐ฑ z
๐ฏ๐ต ใใ
๐ซ๐ท de
๐ช๐ธ de
๐น๐ท den
๐ฐ๐ท ์์
๐ธ๐ฆ ู ู
๐จ๐ฟ z
๐ธ๐ฐ z
๐จ๐ณ ไป
๐ธ๐ฎ iz
๐ฎ๐ธ frรก
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะฑะฐััะฐะฟ
๐ฌ๐ช แแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ dษn
๐ฒ๐ฝ de
Word origin
The word 'from' originated from Middle English, from Old English 'fram', of Germanic origin; related to Old Frisian 'fram' and Old High German 'fram', from an Indo-European root shared by 'forth'. The prepositional use of 'from' dates back to the 9th century.
See also: fromage.