from

from

 (frŭm, frŏm; frəm when unstressed)

prep.

1.

a. Used to indicate a specified place or time as a starting point: walked home from the station; from six o'clock on. See Usage Notes at escape, whence.

b. Used to indicate a specified point as the first of two limits: from grades four to six.

2.

a. Used to indicate a source, cause, agent, or instrument: a note from the teacher; taking a book from the shelf.

b. Used to indicate constituent material or materials: a table made from wood.

3. Used to indicate separation, removal, or exclusion: keep someone from making a mistake; liberation from bondage.

4. Used to indicate differentiation: know right from wrong.

5. Because of: faint from hunger.

Idiom:

from away Chiefly Maine

Not native to a state or locality.

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[Middle English, from Old English fram, forward, from; see per in Indo-European roots.]

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from

(frɒm; unstressed frəm)

prep

1. used to indicate the original location, situation, etc: from Paris to Rome; from behind the bushes; 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.

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

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from

(frʌm, frɒm; unstressed frəm)

prep.

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 differ from one's father.

5. (used to indicate source or origin): to come from the Midwest.

6. (used to indicate agent or instrumentality): death from starvation.

7. (used to indicate cause or reason): From the evidence, he must be guilty.

[before 950; Middle English; Old English, variant of fram from (preposition), forward (adv.)]

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from

1. source or origin

You use from to say what the source, origin, or starting point of something is.

Smoke was rising from the fire.

Get the leaflet from a post office.

The houses were built from local stone.

When you are talking about the person who has written you a letter or sent a message to you, you say that the letter or message is from that person.

He got an email from Linda.

If you come from a particular place, you were born there, or it is your home.

I come from Scotland.

See come from

Be Careful!
Don't use 'from' to say who wrote a book, play, or piece of music. Don't say, for example, 'Have you seen any plays from Ibsen?' You say 'Have you seen any plays by Ibsen?'

We listened to some pieces by Mozart.

2. distance

You can use from when you are talking about the distance between places. For example, if one place is fifty kilometres from another place, the distance between the two places is fifty kilometres.

How far is the hotel from here?

3. time

If something happens from a particular time, it begins to happen at that time.

Breakfast is available from 6 a.m.

We had no rain from March to October.

Be Careful!
Don't use from to say that something began to be the case at a particular time in the past and is still the case now. Don't say, for example, 'I have lived here from 1984'. You say 'I have lived here since 1984'.

He has been chairman since 1998.

See since

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Translations

مأخوذ مِنمِنمِنْمن ، بِسَبَب

odzzepředproti

fraafud af

vonausdevon dannenvon hinnen

από

dedesdepora partir de

-lta, -sta, -stä, -ltä-sta/-stä-sta, -stä

dedepuisen

izod

af, vegnafrá

dadifra

･･･からから

...로부터~으로~으로부터

išnuo

aizkopšno

uitvantegen

fraav

odz

dedo

изотуизо

izodz

frånurav

จากทำจากออกจาก

-den-tan-tenyüzündendan

từ

从从...来从…出于因为

from

[frɒm] PREP

1. (indicating starting place) → de, desde
where are you from? → ¿de dónde eres?
where has he come from? → ¿de dónde ha venido?
he comes from Segovia → es de Segovia
he had gone from home → se había ido de su casa
the train from Madrid → el tren de Madrid, el tren procedente de Madrid
from London to Glasgow → de Londres a Glasgow
from house to house → de casa en casa
from A to Z → de A a Z, desde A hasta Z

2. (indicating time) → de, desde
from now on → de aquí en adelante
from that time → desde aquel momento
from one o'clock to or until two → desde la una hasta las dos
(as) from Friday → a partir del viernes
from a child; from childhood → desde niño
from time to time → de vez en cuando

3. (indicating distance) → de, desde
the hotel is 1km from the beach → el hotel está a 1km de la playa
a long way from home → muy lejos de casa
to be far from the truth → estar lejos de la verdad

4. (indicating sender etc) → de
a letter from my sister → una carta de mi hermana
a telephone call from Mr Smith → una llamada de parte del Sr. Smith
a message from him → un mensaje de parte de él
tell him from me → dile de mi parte

5. (indicating source) → de
to drink from a stream/from the bottle → beber de un arroyo/de la botella
we learned it from him → lo aprendimos de él
we learned it from a book → lo aprendimos en un libro
a quotation from Shakespeare → una cita de Shakespeare
to steal sth from sb → robar algo a algn
to pick sb from the crowd → escoger a algn de la multitud
I'll buy it from you → te lo compraré
where did you get that from? → ¿de dónde has sacado or sacaste eso?
take the gun from him! → ¡quítale el revólver!
one of the best performances we have seen from him → uno de los mejores papeles que le hayamos visto
painted from life → pintado del natural

6. (indicating price, number etc) → desde, a partir de
we have shirts from £8 (upwards) → tenemos camisas desde or a partir de 8 libras
prices range from £10 to £50 → los precios varían entre 10 y 50 libras
there were from 10 to 15 people there → había allí entre 10 y 15 personas

7. (indicating change) things went from bad to worse → las cosas fueron de mal en peor
the interest rate increased from 6% to 10% → la tasa de interés ha subido del 6 al 10 por ciento
he went from office boy to director in five years → pasó de ser recadero a director en cinco años

8. (indicating difference) to be different from sb → ser distinto de algn
he can't tell red from green → no distingue entre rojo y verde
to know good from bad → saber distinguir entre el bien y el mal, saber distinguir el bien del mal

9. (= because of, on the basis of) → por
to act from conviction → obrar por convicción
from sheer necessity → por pura necesidad
weak from hunger → debilitado por el hambre
from what I can see → por lo que veo
from what he says → por lo que dice, según lo que dice
from experience → por experiencia
to die from exposure → morir de frío

10. (= away from) to shelter from the rain → protegerse de la lluvia
to escape from sth/sb → escapar de algo/algn
to prevent sb from doing sth → impedir a algn hacer algo

11. (with prep, adv) from above → desde arriba
from afar → desde lejos
from among the crowd → de entre la multitud
from beneath or underneath → desde abajo
from inside/outside the house → desde dentro/fuera de la casa

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from

[ˈfrɒm](STRONG) [frəm] prep

(place) → de
Where are you from?; Where do you come from? → D'où venez-vous?
I come from Perth → Je viens de Perth.
from ... to ... → de ... à ...
He flew from London to Paris → Il a pris l'avion de Londres à Paris.
to be one kilometre from ... → être à un kilomètre de ...
The hotel is one kilometre from the beach → L'hôtel est à un kilomètre de la plage.

(source) → de
a letter from my sister → une lettre de ma sœur
a telephone call from my sister → un appel de ma sœur

(time) → de, à partir de
from January → à partir de janvier
from ... to [+ month, day] → à partir de ... jusqu'à
from one o'clock to two → d'une heure à deux heures
from ... onwards → à partir de ...
We'll be at home from 7 o'clock onwards → Nous serons chez nous à partir de sept heures.

(price, number) → de
The price was reduced from £10 to £5 → Ils ont réduit le prix de dix livres à cinq.
The interest rate was increased from 9% to 10% → Le taux d'intérêt est passé de 9% à 10%.

(= on the basis of) from what he says → d'après ce qu'il dit

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from

prep

(indicating starting place) → von (+dat); (indicating place of origin) → aus (+dat); he/the train has come from London → er/der Zug ist von London gekommen; he/it comes or is from Germany → er/es kommt or ist aus Deutschland; where have you come from today? → von wo sind Sie heute gekommen?; where does he come from?, where is he from? → woher kommt or stammt er?; the train from Manchester → der Zug aus Manchester; the train from Manchester to London → der Zug von Manchester nach London; he’s on the phone from London → er ruft aus London an; from house to house → von Haus zu Haus; a representative from the company → ein Vertreter/eine Vertreterin der Firma

(indicating time, in past) → seit (+dat); (in future) → ab (+dat), → von (+dat) → … an; from last week until or to yesterday → von letzter Woche bis gestern; from … on → ab …; from now on → von jetzt an, ab jetzt; from then on → von da an; (in past also) → seither; from his childhood → von Kindheit an, von klein auf; he comes from time to time → er kommt von Zeit zu Zeit; as from the 6th May → vom 6. Mai an, ab (dem) 6. Mai; 5 years from now → in 5 Jahren

(indicating distance) → von (+dat) → (… weg); (from town etc) → von (+dat) → … (entfernt); the house is 10 km from the coast → das Haus ist 10 km von der Küste entfernt; to work away from home → außer Haus arbeiten

(indicating sender, giver) → von (+dat); tell him from me → richten Sie ihm von mir aus; an invitation from the Smiths → eine Einladung von den Smiths; “from …” (on envelope, parcel) → „Absender …“, „Abs. …“

(indicating removal) → von (+dat); (= out of: from pocket, cupboard etc) → aus (+dat); to take/grab etc something from somebody → jdm etw wegnehmen/wegreißen etc; to steal something from somebody → jdm etw stehlen; he took it from the top/middle/bottom of the pile → er nahm es oben vom Stapel/aus der Mitte des Stapels/unten vom Stapel weg

(indicating source) → von (+dat); (= out of) → aus (+dat); where did you get that from? → wo hast du das her?, woher hast du das?; I got it from the supermarket/the library/Kathy → ich habe es aus dem Supermarkt/aus der Bücherei/von Kathy; to drink from a stream/glass → aus einem Bach/Glas trinken; quotation from “Hamlet”/the Bible/Shakespeare → Zitat nt → aus „Hamlet“/aus der Bibel/nach Shakespeare; memories from his childhood → Erinnerungen aus seiner Kindheit; translated from the English → aus dem Englischen übersetzt; made from … → aus … hergestellt

(= modelled on) → nach (+dat); painted from life → nach dem Leben gemalt

(indicating lowest amount) → ab (+dat); from £2/the age of 16 (upwards) → ab £ 2/16 Jahren (aufwärts); dresses (ranging) from £60 to £80 → Kleider pl → zwischen £ 60 und £ 80

(indicating escape) he fled from the enemy → er floh vor dem Feind; he got away from his pursuers → er entkam seinen Verfolgern; he ran away from home → er rannte von zu Hause weg; he escaped from prison → er entkam aus dem Gefängnis

(indicating change) things went from bad to worse → es wurde immer schlimmer; he went from office boy to director → er stieg vom Laufjungen zum Direktor auf; a price increase from one euro to two euros → eine Preiserhöhung von einem auf zwei Euro

(indicating difference) he is quite different from the others → er ist ganz anders als die andern; to tell black from white → Schwarz und Weiß auseinanderhalten; I like all sports, from swimming to wrestling → ich mag alle Sportarten, von Schwimmen bis Ringen

(= because of, due to) to act from compassion → aus Mitleid handeln; to die from cancer → an Krebs sterben; weak from hunger → schwach vor Hunger; weak from loss of blood → vom Blutverlust geschwächt

(= on the basis of) from experience → aus Erfahrung; to judge from recent reports … → nach neueren Berichten zu urteilen …; from your point of view → von Ihrem Standpunkt aus (gesehen); to conclude from the information → aus den Informationen einen Schluss ziehen, von den Informationen schließen; from what I heard → nach dem, was ich gehört habe; from what I can see … → nach dem, was ich sehen kann …; from the look of things … → (so) wie die Sache aussieht …

(Math) 3 from 8 leaves 5 → 8 weniger 3 ist 5; take 12 from 18 → nimm 12 von 18 weg; £10 will be deducted from your account → £ 10 werden von Ihrem Konto abgebucht

(in set phrases, see also other element) to prevent/stop somebody from doing something → jdn daran hindern/davon zurückhalten, etw zu tun; he prevented me from coming → er hielt mich davon ab, zu kommen; to suffer from something → an etw (dat) → leiden; to shelter from the rain → sich vor dem Regen unterstellen; to protect somebody from something → jdn vor etw (dat) → schützen

+adv → von; from inside/underneath → von innen/unten

+prep from above or over/across something → über etw (acc) → hinweg; from beneath or underneath something → unter etw (dat) → hervor; from out of something → aus etw heraus; from before his mother’s death → aus der Zeit vor dem Tod seiner Mutter; from among the trees → zwischen den Bäumen hervor; from inside/outside the house → von drinnen/draußen; from beyond the grave → aus dem Jenseits

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from

(from) preposition

1. used before the place, thing, person, time etc that is the point at which an action, journey, period of time etc begins. from Europe to Asia; from Monday to Friday; a letter from her father. vanaf مِن от de z, od von fra απόde -st, -lt از luota, alkaen, -sta, -stä deמן से od -ból, -ből; -tól, -től; -ról, -ről dari frá da ～から (운동·동작 따위의 시발점, 기점) …에서 iš, nuo (norāda virzienu, atstatumu, laiku) no; kopš dari vanfraz له، ده، ورڅخه، ورڅخه، له څخه de de la; din; de из; с; от od iz, od od från ตั้งแต่ ...-den 從 з جس سے یا جہاں سے آغاذ ہو từ 从

2. used to indicate that from which something or someone comes. a quotation from Shakespeare. van مأخوذ مِن на de z(e) von fra απόde -lt, pärit از -lta, -ltä deמ- के यहां से iz (citata) -tól, -től dari frá da, di ～から (유래, 기원) …에서부터 iš (norāda uz avotu, izcelšanos) no dari uitfraz له de din из; по z, zo iz iz av มาจาก ...-den 從...來 з جس کے یہاں سے اقتباس کیا گیا ہو có nguồn gốc từ đâu 从...来

3. used to indicate separation. Take it from him. van مِن от de od von fra απόde -lt, -st از pois joltakin deמ- से शुरू करते हुए od vkitől dari frá da ～から (차이, 구별) …으로부터 iš (norāda uz atņemšanu) no daripada weg vanfraod ده de de у od od od ifrån แยกจาก -den 表示脫離 від محرومیت ظاہر کرنے کے لۓ chỉ ra sự chia ly, loại bỏ... （表示脱离）与…分离

4. used to indicate a cause or reason. He is suffering from a cold. van من ، بِسَبَب от de z an, von af από, εξαιτίαςde käes, tõttu از kärsiä jostakin deמ- द्वारा प्रेषित od -tól, -től karena af, vegna di ～のゆえに (원인, 동기) …로 인해 nuo (norāda iemeslu) no; aiz kerana aanav, på grunn av, etterz له de de; din cauza от; из-за z, zo, od zaradi od av เกิดจาก ...-den/-dan, yüzünden 表示原因或理由 від سبب یا نتیجہ ظاہر کرنے کے لۓ vì; do; bởi （表示原因或理由）因为，出于

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from

→ مِنْ od, z af, fra, ud af aus, von από a partir de, de -lta, -sta, -stä, -ltä, -sta/-stä, -sta, -stä de, en iz, od da, di ･･･から ...로부터, ~으로, ~으로부터 uit, van av, fra od, z de, do из, от av, från จาก, ทำจาก, ออกจาก dan, den từ 从, 从…, 由…而成

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• Where are you from? → ِمِنْ أَيْنَ أَنْتَ؟ → Odkud jste? → Hvor kommer du fra? → Wo kommen Sie her? → Από πού είσαι; → ¿De dónde es usted? → Mistä olet kotoisin? → D'où venez-vous ? → Odakle ste? → Da dove viene? → ご出身はどちらですか？ → 어디에서 오셨어요? → Waar komt u vandaan? → Hvor kommer du fra? → Skąd Panjest? → De onde o senhor é? → Откуда Вы? → Var kommer ni ifrån? → คุณมาจากไหน? → Nerelisiniz? → Bạn là người ở đâu? → 您是哪国人？
• I'm from ... → أَنا مِنْ ... → Jsem z ... → Jeg kommer fra → Ich komme aus ... → Είμαι από ... → Soy de ... → Olen ...sta → Je suis de ... → Ja sam iz ... → Vengo da ... → ･･･です → ...에서 왔어요 → Ik kom uit ... → Jeg kommer fra ... → Jestem z ... → Eu sou de ... → Я из … → Jag kommer från ... → ฉันมาจาก….. → ... lıyım → Tôi người ... → 我是...人
• What part of ... are you from? → ِمِنْ أَيُّ منطقةٍ في ...أَنْتَ؟ → Z které části ... jste? → Hvilken del af ... er du fra? → Von wo in ... kommen Sie? → Από ποια περιοχή του ... κατάγεσαι; → ¿De qué parte de ... es usted? → Mistä päin ... olette kotoisin? → De quelle région de ... venez-vous ? → Iz kojega dijela ... ste vi ? → Da quale parte del... viene? → ご出身は･･･のどちらですか？ → ... 어디에서 오셨어요? → Uit welk deel van ... komt u? → Hvilken del av ... kommer du fra? → Z której części ... Panpochodzi? → De que parte de ... o senhor é? → Вы из какой части …? → Vilken del av ... kommer ni från? → คุณมาจากส่วนไหนของ...? → ... ın neresindensiniz? → Bạn ở vùng nào của … → 您来自...的什么地方？
• I suffer from travel sickness (US)
  I get travel-sick (UK) → أُعاني مِنْ دوارُ البَحْرِ → Trpím kinetózou → Jeg får køresyge → Ich leide an Reisekrankheit → Έχω ναυτία → Me mareo cuando viajo → Minulla on matkapahoinvointia → J'ai le mal des transports → Povraća mi se u vožnji → Soffro di mal d'auto → 私は乗り物酔いします → 멀미를 해요 → Ik heb last van reisziekte → Jeg lider av reisesyke → Mam chorobę lokomocyjną → Eu sofro de enjôo em viagens → Меня укачивает → Jag blir åksjuk → ฉันเมารถ → Seyahat bulantım var → Tôi bị say tàu xe → 我晕车／晕机
• A month from now (US)
  In a month's time (UK) → فِي غُضُونِ شَهْرٍ → za měsíc → om en måned → In einem Monat → σε ένα μήνα → dentro de un mes → Kuukauden kuluttua → dans un mois → za mjesec dana → Tra un mese → 一か月後に → 한 달 안에 → over een maand → om en måneds tid → Za miesiąc → em um mês → Через месяц → om en månad → ภายในเวลาหนึ่งเดือน → bir ay içinde → Một tháng nữa → 一个月内
• A week from today (US)
  In a week's time (UK) → فِي غُضُونِ أُسْبُوعٍ → za týden → om en uge → In einer Woche → σε μια εβδομάδα → dentro de una semana → Viikon kuluttua → dans une semaine → za tjedan dana → Tra una settimana → 一週間後に → 일주일 안에 → over een week → om en ukes tid → Za tydzień → em uma semana → Через неделю → om en vecka → ภายในเวลาหนึ่งอาทิตย์ → bir hafta içinde → Một tuần nữa → 一星期内

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