Complete Definition of "from"

English

rank|which|have|or|27|from|this|but|all

Etymology
Old English fram "forward, from".

Pronunciation
(RP, stressed): IPA|/fr�m/, SAMPA|/frQm/
(US, stressed, rare): AHD|främ, IPA|/fr�m/, SAMPA|/frAm/
(unstressed): AHD|fr�m, IPA|/fr�m/, SAMPA|/fr@m/
audio|en-us-from.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|�m

Preposition
from

  1. With the source or provenance of or at.

#: This wine comes from France.
#: I got a letter from my brother.

  1. With the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at.

#: He had books piled from floor to ceiling.
#: He left yesterday from Chicago.
#: Face away from the wall.

  1. With the separation, exclusion or differentiation of.

#: An umbrella protects from the sun.
#: He knows right from wrong.

Synonyms
(with the source or provenance of or at): out of

Translations

trans-top|with the source or provenance of or at
Albanian: nga, prej
Ancient Greek: ���
Aramaic:

Czech: z, ze, od
Danish: fra
Dutch: van, uit
Finnish: -sta#Finnish|-sta/-stä (elative case), -lta#Finnish|-lta/-ltä (ablative case)
French: de#French|de (which see for forms of "de" before a definite article)
German: von (from someone), aus (from somewhere)
Greek, Modern: �
Hebrew: he-translation|�-|mé
Hungarian: -ból/-b�l (elative case) -tól/-t�l (ablative case)
Interlingua: de
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Italian: da#Italian|da (which see for forms of "da" before a definite article), di#Italian|di (which see for forms of "di" before a definite article)
Lithuanian: iš
Maltese: minn
Japanese: �� (kara)
Norwegian: fra
Polish: z
Portuguese: de#Portuguese|de (which see for forms of "de" before a definite article)
Russian: из (iz), о� (ot)
Scots: frae
Slovenian: iz, z, od
Spanish: de#Spanish|de
Swedish: från, ur
Turkish: -den, -dan, -ten, -tan
Welsh: oddi
Yiddish: פ��
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trans-top|with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at
Ancient Greek: ���
Arabic: ��|��� (min)
Aramaic:

Czech: z, ze, od
Danish: fra
Dutch: van, uit
Finnish: -sta#Finnish|-sta/-stä (elative case), -lta#Finnish|-lta/-ltä (ablative case)
French: de#French|de (which see for forms of "de" before a definite article)
German: von
Hebrew: he-translation|�-|mé
Hungarian: -ból/-b�l (elative case) -tól/-t�l (ablative case) -ról/-r�l (delative case)
Interlingua: de
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Italian: da#Italian|da (which see for forms of "da" before a definite article), di#Italian|di (which see for forms of "di" before a definite article)
Japanese: �� (kara)
Maltese: minn
Norwegian: fra
Russian: из (iz), о� (ot)
Scots: frae
Spanish: de#Spanish|de, desde
Swedish: från
Turkish: -den, -dan, -ten, -tan
Yiddish: פ��
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trans-top|with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of
Arabic: ��|��� (min)
Aramaic:

Czech: od, proti, p�ed
Danish: fra; mod when used as protection from someone/something
Dutch: tegen, van
Finnish: -sta#Finnish|-sta/-stä (elative case), -lta#Finnish|-lta/-ltä (ablative case)
German: von
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Hebrew: he-translation|�-|mé
Hungarian: -tól/-t�l (ablative case)
Italian: da#Italian|da (which see for forms of "da" before a definite article), di#Italian|di (which see for forms of "di" before a definite article)*Russian: из (iz), о� (ot)
Norwegian: fra; mot when used as protection from someone/something
Polish: od
Scots: frae
Spanish: de#Spanish|de
Swedish: från
Yiddish: פ��
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Translations to be checked

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ttbc|Arabic: ��|��� (min)
ttbc|Chinese: �, � (cong); � (zi); � (you); �� (youyu); �� (chuyu) <!--the traditional of � is �?-->
ttbc|Esperanto: de, el
ttbc|Guaraní: gui
ttbc|Ido: de#Ido|de
ttbc|Indonesian: dari, mulai, mulai dari
ttbc|Kuna: siki
ttbc|Novial: fro
ttbc|Persian: FAchar|از (æz)
ttbc|Scottish Gaelic: à#Scottish Gaelicà
ttbc|Slovak: z#Slovak|z, zo#Slovak|zo
ttbc|Tupinambá: suí
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Anagrams
form

Category:100 English basic words
Category:English prepositions


Danish

Adjective
from

  1. pious; being religious in a quiet and serious way

Synonyms
gudfrygtig

Category:Danish adjectives


Old English

Etymology
From Germanic. Cognate with Old High German fruma (German fromm), Middle Dutch vrome|vr�me (Dutch vroom), Old Norse framr.

Pronunciation
IPA|/from/

Adjective
from

  1. bold, firm, resolute

Category:Old English adjectives


Swedish

Adjective
sv-adj-reg|3=fromm
from

  1. pious; being religious in a quiet and serious way

Synonyms
gudfruktig

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de:from
fr:from
ko:from
io:from
it:from
kk:from
ku:from
la:from
hu:from
ja:from
pl:from
pt:from
simple:from
fi:from
ta:from
te:from
vi:from
tr:from
uk:from
zh:from

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