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frɒm

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adposition
  1. indicating the point in space at which a journey, motion, or action starts

    "she began to walk away from him"

    • indicating the distance between a particular place and another place used as a point of reference

      "the ambush occurred 50 metres from a checkpoint"

  2. indicating the point in time at which a particular process, event, or activity starts

    "the show will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m"

  3. indicating the source or provenance of someone or something

    "I'm from Hackney"

    • indicating the date at which something was created

      "a document dating from the thirteenth century"

  4. indicating the starting point of a specified range on a scale

    "men who ranged in age from seventeen to eighty-four"

    • indicating one extreme in a range of conceptual variations

      "anything from geography to literature"

  5. indicating the point at which an observer is placed

    "you can see the island from here"

  6. indicating the raw material out of which something is manufactured

    "a paint made from a natural resin"

  7. indicating separation or removal

    "the party was ousted from power after sixteen years"

  8. indicating prevention

    "the story of how he was saved from death"

  9. indicating a cause

    "a child suffering from asthma"

  10. indicating a source of knowledge or the basis for one's judgement

    "information obtained from papers, books, and presentations"

  11. indicating a distinction

    "these fees are quite distinct from expenses"