from

[ fruhm, from; unstressed fruhm ]

preposition

1. (used to specify a starting point in spatial movement):

   a train running west from Chicago.

2. (used to specify a starting point in an expression of limits):

   The number of stores will be increased from 25 to 30.

3. (used to express removal or separation, as in space, time, or order):

   two miles from shore;

   30 minutes from now;

   from one page to the next.

4. (used to express discrimination or distinction):

   to be excluded from membership;

   to differ from one's father.

5. (used to indicate source or origin):

   to come from the Midwest;

   to take a pencil from one's pocket.

6. (used to indicate agent or instrumentality):

   death from starvation.

7. (used to indicate cause or reason):

   From the evidence, he must be guilty.

from

/ frɒm; frəm /

preposition

1. used to indicate the original location, situation, etc

   from behind the bushes

   from Paris to Rome

   from childhood to adulthood

2. in a period of time starting at

   he lived from 1910 to 1970

3. used to indicate the distance between two things or places

   a hundred miles from here

4. used to indicate a lower amount

   from five to fifty pounds

5. showing the model of

   painted from life

6. used with the gerund to mark prohibition, restraint, etc

   nothing prevents him from leaving

7. because of

   exhausted from his walk

Word History and Origins

Origin of from¹

First recorded before 950; Middle English, Old English, variant of fram “from, forward”; cognate with Gothic fram, Old Norse frā ( fro ), fram

Word History and Origins

Origin of from¹

Old English fram ; related to Old Norse frā , Old Saxon, Old High German, Gothic fram from, Greek promos foremost

Example Sentences

The pick, unveiled Tuesday, drew immediate pushback from some influential veterans groups and current and former lawmakers, who suggested that Hegseth’s ideological leanings, rather than any demonstrated expertise, lay behind him being tapped to run the vast U.S. defense complex.

From Los Angeles Times

In the just-ended campaign, Trump also hammered the outgoing administration — first President Biden, and then Vice President Kamala Harris when she took up the fight after Biden dropped out — over the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2022 after the Taliban takeover, insisting that those who oversaw the pullout should have been fired.

From Los Angeles Times

It was Trump, however, who had set the U.S. departure from Afghanistan in motion, setting a timetable that left his successor in office with a narrow range of options.

From Los Angeles Times

“Elon was texting me this morning. Think about having the brain of Elon Musk to sacrifice his time away from his businesses to help every single American make government more efficient, more accountable,” McCarthy said.

From Los Angeles Times

“Elon doesn’t benefit from government, America has benefited from Elon,” he added.

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