from

from: from [frum]

prep.

[ME < OE from, fram, akin to Goth fram, forward, away, ON frā < IE base * pro-, var. of * per-, beyond, ahead > FOR¹, FORE, FIRST] a particle used with verbs or other words to indicate

1.

a) beginning at (a point of departure as for motion, duration, or action) [leaving from the station]

b) at a certain distance away with respect to [a mile from town]

2. starting with (the first of two named limits) [from noon to midnight]

3. out of; derived or coming out of [he took a comb from his pocket; lava spewed from the volcano]

4. with (a person or thing) as the source, maker, sender, speaker, teacher, etc. [a crate made from wood, a letter from Mary, facts learned from reading]

5. at a place not near to; out of contact with: used to express absence, removal, separation, etc. [away from danger, far from home]

6. out of the whole of; out of unity or alliance with [take two from four; he withdrew from the class]

7. out of the possibility of; prevented or excluded with respect to [kept from going on the hike]

8. out of the possession or control of; free with respect to [released from jail]

9. as not being like: used to express difference, distinction, etc. [to tell one sister from the other]

10. because of; caused by; having the reason or motive of [to tremble from fear ]

☆ 11. [< Yiddish] Slang about: used with know [they don't know from good taste]

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