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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

from en · ADP

Pronunciation

  • /ˈfɹɒm/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • [ˈfɹʷəm] ~ [ˈfɹʷm̩] RP, SSB, US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand
  • [ˈfɹʷɔm] (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • /ˈfɾɔm/ (Scotland)
  • /ˈfɹəm/ RP, SSB, US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand
  • [ˈfɹʷʌm] (Canada, General-American)
  • [ˈfɹʷɒm] (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈfɹɒm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈfɾɒm/ (Wales)
  • /ˈfɹɔm/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • (US) audio
  • [ˈfɹʷɔ̟m] (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • [ˈfɹʷɔm] (British, Southern, Standard)
  • /ˈfɹɔm/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • /ˈfɹʌm/ (Canada, General-American)
  • /ˈfɾəm/ (Scotland, Wales)

Etymology

From Middle English from (“from”), from Old English from, fram (“forward, from”), from Proto-West Germanic *fram, from Proto-Germanic *fram (“forward, from, away”). Cognate with Old Saxon fram (“from”) and Old High German fram (“from”), Danish frem (“forth, forward”), Danish fra (“from”), Swedish fram (“forth, forward”), Swedish från (“from”), Norwegian Nynorsk fram (“forward”), Norwegian Nynorsk frå (“from”), Icelandic fram (“forward, on”), Icelandic frá (“from”), Albanian pre, prej. More at fro.

Meanings

  1. Used to indicate source or provenance.
    • There were many wooden chairs for the bulk of his visitors, and two wicker armchairs with red cloth cushions for superior people. From the packing-cases had emerged some Indian clubs,[…], and all these articles[…]made a scattered and untidy decoration that Mrs. Clough assiduously dusted and greatly cherished. 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
    • Paul is from New Zealand.
    • Mostly, the microbiome is beneficial. It helps with digestion and enables people to extract a lot more calories from their food than would otherwise be possible. Research over the past few years, however, has implicated it in diseases from atherosclerosis to asthma to autism. 2013 June 29, “A punch in the gut”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, pages 72–3:
    • Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out.[…]. Ikey the blacksmith had forged us a spearhead after a sketch from a picture of a Greek warrior; and a rake-handle served as a shaft. 1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter II, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], →OCLC:
    • You can't get all your news from the Internet.
    • I got a letter from my brother.
  2. Originating at (a year, time, etc.)
    • This manuscript is from the 1980s.
  3. Used to indicate a starting point or initial reference.
    • The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again; for, even after she had conquered her love for the Celebrity, the mortification of having been jilted by him remained. 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter VIII, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
    • He departed yesterday from Chicago.
    • He had books piled from floor to ceiling.
    • This figure has been changed from a one to a seven.
    • Face away from the wall!
  4. Used to indicate a starting point or initial reference. ▸ Indicating a starting point in time.
    • The store will be open from nine in the morning, but I’ll be at home from Wed. evening (on).
    • The working day runs from 9 am to 5 pm.
    • Tickets are available from 17th July.
  5. Used to indicate a starting point or initial reference. ▸ Indicating a starting point on a range or scale.
    • Rate your pain from 1 to 10.
    • Start counting from 1.
  6. Used to indicate a starting point or initial reference. ▸ Indicating a starting point on an array or gamut of conceptual variations.
    • You can study anything from math to literature.
  7. Used to indicate a starting point or initial reference. ▸ With reference to the location or position of a speaker or other observer or vantage point.
    • The bomb went off just 100 yards from where they were standing.
    • It's hard to tell from here.
    • Try to see it from his point of view.
    • From the top of the lighthouse you can just see the mainland.
  8. (Multicultural-London-English) Used to indicate a starting point or initial reference. ▸ Indicates a starting state of the predicament of the subject. Synonym of since being.
    • I’ve been a bad boy from a little youth. 2021 August 17, TStackz & Kapz, “BGB”, 1:01–1:03:
    • I’ve been doing this from pickney.
  9. Indicating removal or separation.
    • After twenty minutes, remove the cake from the oven.
    • He knuckled the sleep from his eyes.
    • The general was ousted from power.
  10. (UK, not in formal use) Indicating removal or separation. ▸ Denoting a subtraction operation.
    • 20 from 31 leaves 11.
  11. Indicating exclusion.
    • She was barred from entering.
    • A parasol protects from the sun.
  12. Indicating differentiation.
    • In plants, the ability to recognize self from nonself plays an important role in fertilization, because self-fertilization will result in less diverse offspring than fertilization with pollen from another individual. 2013 May-June, Katrina G. Claw, “Rapid Evolution in Eggs and Sperm”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3:
    • He knows right from wrong.
    • Your opinions differ from mine.
  13. Produced with or out of (a substance or material).
    • It's made from pure gold.
  14. Used to indicate causation; because of, as a result of.
    • Too many people die from breast cancer.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
frome alternative, obsolete lexicographic

Antonyms

to

Deriveds

manna from heaven · grin from ear to ear · gift from the Gods · therefrom · thencefrom · that time on · know one's arse from one's elbow · gift from the goddesses · behind · day to day · putt from the rough · separate the men from the boys · gift from heaven · a distance · let this cup pass from me · then on · all accounts · abstract away from · whencefrom · sell out from under · home · the river to the sea · many moons from now · now on · hit it from the back · come from below · roll from one's tongue · grow away from · moment to moment · fromward · hencefrom · know someone from Eve · this time on · know one's head from one's ass · here on out · week to week · all reports · take one's cue from · away · separation from bed and board · run away from · first to last · come in from the cold · someone's mouth to God's ears · cradle to grave · fromwards · you can't pour from an empty cup · father to son · memory · hell from above · off of · with effect from · get out from under · a standing start · an early age · trip from the tongue · buy out from under · fromunda cheese · squeeze blood from a turnip · wherefrom · Nina from Pasadena · the top · gift from the heavens · A to Z · speech from the throne · herefrom · Kashmir to Kanyakumari · shit from a butt · roll from the tongue · here on in · bang from the buck · appeal from Philip drunk to Philip sober · run from the tongue · Nina from Carolina · drink from the fire hydrant · the first · raise from the dead

Synonyms

out of (with the source or provenance of or at) · take away (subtraction)

Translations (330)

bg из (with the source or provenance of or at) · sv ur (with the source or provenance of or at) · he מ־ (with the source or provenance of or at) · la a (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) · de vor (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) · cs ze (with the source or provenance of or at) · yi פֿון (with the source or provenance of or at) · sv från (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) · sh od (with the source or provenance of or at) · pl z (with the source or provenance of or at) · it da (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) · sk z (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · ti ካብ (with the source or provenance of or at) · cs od (with the source or provenance of or at) · ja より (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · sh од (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · eo el (with the source or provenance of or at) · nl van (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) · sco fae (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) · arc ܡܢ (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) · cs z (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · hu -ből (with the source or provenance of or at) · af van (with the source or provenance of or at) · vi từ (with the source or provenance of or at) · la ex (with the source or provenance of or at) · cs z (with the source or provenance of or at) · gl dende (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · gmy 𐀀𐀢 (with the source or provenance of or at) · fur di (with the source or provenance of or at) · syl ꠔꠘꠦ (with the source or provenance of or at) · ca de (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · ar مِن (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · yue 從 /从 (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · acw مِن (with the source or provenance of or at) · ca de (with the source or provenance of or at) · hu -ből (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · fr de (with the source or provenance of or at) · rap mai (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · arc מן (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · cmn 出於 /出于 (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) · sco fae (with the source or provenance of or at) · kw a (with the source or provenance of or at) · ru от (with the source or provenance of or at) · et -st (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) · sh od (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · sk od (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) · hu -től (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · da mod (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) · cs od (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · is frá (with the source or provenance of or at) · gd às (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · ja から (with the source or provenance of or at) · cmn 由 (with the source or provenance of or at) · he מ־ (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) · de von (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · tr -den (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · fa از (with the source or provenance of or at) · grc παρά (with the source or provenance of or at) · sq nga (with the source or provenance of or at) · yue 自 (with the source or provenance of or at) · no fra (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) · bzj fahn (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · sk zo (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · nan-hbl 按 (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · lt nuo (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) · gl dende (with the source or provenance of or at) · is á móti (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) · vec de (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) · bn থেকে (with the source or provenance of or at) · rup di (roa-rup) (with the source or provenance of or at) · pa ਤੋਂ (with the source or provenance of or at) · ca des de (with the source or provenance of or at) · tr -den (with the source or provenance of or at) · fi -sta (with the source or provenance of or at) · tr -ten (with the source or provenance of or at) · sh из (with the source or provenance of or at) · cmn 從 /从 (with the source or provenance of or at) · gl de (with the source or provenance of or at) · cs od (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) · ar عَنْ (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) · th จาก (with the source or provenance of or at) · sh од (with the source or provenance of or at) · it da (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · gd o (with the source or provenance of or at) · rup dit (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · gmy 𐀀𐀢 (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · fy fan (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · eo de (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · cmn 由於 /由于 (with the source or provenance of or at) · da fra (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · es procedente de (with the source or provenance of or at) · gd à (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · chr ᏂᏛᎴᏅᏓ (with the source or provenance of or at) · arc ܡܢ (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · lt nuo (with the source or provenance of or at) · fr sur (with the source or provenance of or at) · tl galing (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · rap mai (with the source or provenance of or at) · la e (with the source or provenance of or at) · my က (with the source or provenance of or at) · la ab (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · es de (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · yi פֿון (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · ka -გან (with the source or provenance of or at) · fa ز (with the source or provenance of or at) · zza ra (diq) (with the source or provenance of or at) · hu -tól (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · mhn va (with the source or provenance of or at) · tr -tan (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · cmn 自 (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · cmn 由 (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · ms dari (with the source or provenance of or at) · la ab (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) · cmn 出於 /出于 (with the source or provenance of or at) · ca de (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) · hu -ból (with the source or provenance of or at) · nap 'e (with the source or provenance of or at) · wuh -la (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · es de (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) · pl od (with the source or provenance of or at) · sjo ᡩ᠋ᡝ᠋ᠷᡞ (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · nap a (with the source or provenance of or at) · ti ካብ (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · ar عَنْ (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · ur سے (with the source or provenance of or at) · io de (with the source or provenance of or at) · ms daripada (with the source or provenance of or at) · ar مِن (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) · gd bho (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) · de aus (with the source or provenance of or at) · nl van (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · ne बाट (with the source or provenance of or at) · mnc ᠴᡳ (with the source or provenance of or at) · ms daripada (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) · et -st (with the source or provenance of or at) · et -lt (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · cs před (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) · cmn 由於 /由于 (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · ga ó (with the source or provenance of or at) · wuh -la (with the source or provenance of or at) · pt de (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · et -lt (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) · uk з (with the source or provenance of or at) · cs ze (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · rup ditru (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · es de parte de (with the source or provenance of or at) · sv från (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · mk од (with the source or provenance of or at) · sl z (with the source or provenance of or at) · ja から (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · it di (with the source or provenance of or at) · km ពី (with the source or provenance of or at) · cmn 由於 /由于 (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) · lo ຈາກ (with the source or provenance of or at) · ia de (with the source or provenance of or at) · sh из (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · syl ꠕꠣꠇꠤ (with the source or provenance of or at) · lt iš (with the source or provenance of or at) · tr -tan (with the source or provenance of or at) · dsb wót (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) · he מִן (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · eo el (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · bn হইতে (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · as -অৰ পৰা (with the source or provenance of or at) · grc ἀπό (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · no fra (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · fi -lta (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) · sq prej (with the source or provenance of or at) · nan-hbl 按 (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) · bqi ز (with the source or provenance of or at) · sl od (with the source or provenance of or at) · njo-jgl nungi (with the source or provenance of or at) · mnw နူ (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · ain wa (with the source or provenance of or at) · fr dans (with the source or provenance of or at) · tr -dan (with the source or provenance of or at) · el από (with the source or provenance of or at) · sh iz (with the source or provenance of or at) · eo ekde (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · gd à (with the source or provenance of or at) · la ab (with the source or provenance of or at) · la a (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · gd o (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · fi -lta (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · sh од (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) · bzj fahn (with the source or provenance of or at) · ne बाट (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · mk од (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · nan-hbl 對 /对 (with the source or provenance of or at) · hu -től (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) · no fra (with the source or provenance of or at) · ko 에서 (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · he מִן (with the source or provenance of or at) · de von (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) · tl galing (with the source or provenance of or at) · gd bho (with the source or provenance of or at) · pt de (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) · ta இருந்து (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) · lt nuo (used to indicate causation) · ja より (with the source or provenance of or at) · et -lt (with the source or provenance of or at) · ka -დან (with the source or provenance of or at) · he מ־ (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · ru от (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · nl uit (with the source or provenance of or at) · dsb wót (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · mk од (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) · ru с (with the source or provenance of or at) · sco frae (with the source or provenance of or at) · sk od (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · be з (with the source or provenance of or at) · it di (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) · es desde (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · vec de (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · hu -tól (with the source or provenance of or at) · no mot (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) · sco frae (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · bn হতে (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · bn অবধি (with the source or provenance of or at) · ru из (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · fr de (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · tr -ten (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · fr de (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) · yue 從 /从 (with the source or provenance of or at) · cs proti (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) · ta இருந்து (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · sh od (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) · is frá (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · sk z (with the source or provenance of or at) · be ад (with the source or provenance of or at) · cmn 自 (with the source or provenance of or at) · zza ra (diq) (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · mnc ᡩ᠋ᡝ᠋ᡵᡳ (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · cy oddi (with the source or provenance of or at) · fi -sta (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) · ro din de la (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · arc מן (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) · arc מן (with the source or provenance of or at) · mt minn (with the source or provenance of or at) · sl iz (with the source or provenance of or at) · sco fae (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · sh iz (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · bo ནས (with the source or provenance of or at) · sk pred (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) · cmn 自 (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) · nl uit (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · hu -tól (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) · sv från (with the source or provenance of or at) · cmn 從 /从 (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) · he מִן (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) · gl desque (with the source or provenance of or at) · nl van (with the source or provenance of or at) · ru с (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · pap di (with the source or provenance of or at) · ko 부터 (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · es por parte de (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · is frá (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) · kmr ji (with the source or provenance of or at) · it di (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · nl tegen (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) · bcl hali (with the source or provenance of or at) · nan-hbl 對 /对 (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) · ms dari (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · km ពី (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · es de (with the source or provenance of or at) · ru от (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) · pl z (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · ru из (with the source or provenance of or at) · gd às (with the source or provenance of or at) · pl od (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) · mnc ᠴᡳ (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · it da (with the source or provenance of or at) · de von (with the source or provenance of or at) · vec de (with the source or provenance of or at) · sco frae (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) · la a (with the source or provenance of or at) · bo ནས (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · cmn 出於 /出于 (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · nan-hbl 對 /对 (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · ko -에서 (with the source or provenance of or at) · es proveniente de (with the source or provenance of or at) · lld de (with the source or provenance of or at) · gd o (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) · bqi زه (with the source or provenance of or at) · ta இருந்து (with the source or provenance of or at) · ia ab (with the source or provenance of or at) · mnc ᡩᡝᡵᡳ (with the source or provenance of or at) · mt minn (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · tl galing (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) · ro de (with the source or provenance of or at) · hu -ból (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · fi -sta (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · arc ܡܢ (with the source or provenance of or at) · da fra (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) · fy fan (with the source or provenance of or at) · hi से (with the source or provenance of or at) · pam ibat (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · lt nuo (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · mhn va (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · gd bho (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · tr -dan (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · sk od (with the source or provenance of or at) · pt de (with the source or provenance of or at) · bg от (with the source or provenance of or at) · arz من (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) · nan-hbl 按 (with the source or provenance of or at) · da fra (with the source or provenance of or at) · sk proti (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) · bcl gikan (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · ta -ஆல் (used to indicate causation) · ia de (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · arz من (with the source or provenance of or at) · eo disde (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) · dsb wót (with the source or provenance of or at) · uk від (with the source or provenance of or at) · yi פֿון (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) · hu -től (with the source or provenance of or at) · my မှ (with the source or provenance of or at) · fi -lta (with the source or provenance of or at) · ar مِن (with the source or provenance of or at) · dlm da (with the source or provenance of or at) · eo pro (used to indicate causation) · et -st (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · cmn 由 (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) · grc ἀπό (with the source or provenance of or at) · cmn 從 /从 (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · yue 由 (with the source or provenance of or at) · arz من (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) · et pärit (with the source or provenance of or at) · ga ó (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)