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preposition strong American English pronunciation: from

/frɑm/ weak American English pronunciation: from

/frəm/

1
used for stating who gives or sends you something or provides you with something
You’ll have to borrow the money from someone else.
She wanted an apology from the president.
The watch was a present from his daughter.
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used for stating someone’s/something’s origin
1. a.
  used for stating the place where someone lives or used to live, or their general situation in life
  I’m originally from North Carolina.
  Rosie Miller from Eugene, Oregon, received the award.
  She married a pharmacist who comes from Boston.
  Those from poor backgrounds should not have to pay.
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2. b.
  used for stating the place where something was made
  red wine from California
  imports from Japan
  She collects postcards from all over the world.
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3. c.
  used for stating what something was originally a part of
  the music from Offenbach’s opera
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starting at a particular point and moving away
1. a.
  starting at a particular place and moving away
  He’s on the 3 o’clock flight from Chicago.
  Start from that tree over there and run to the house.
  from...to:
  We’re planning to drive from Los Angeles to Denver.
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2. b.
  starting at a particular time and continuing
  from...to:
  He’s usually in his office from around 9:00 to 5:00.
  She’s interested in the period from the early 1940s to now.
  from now/then/that day on:
  From now on things are going to be different around here.
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3. c.
  starting at a particular age and continuing
  I lived with him from the age of twenty.
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4. d.
  starting at one amount and increasing or becoming less
  from...to:
  The price of gas went from $1.50 to $2 a gallon in just a couple of months.
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used for stating where someone or something is removed from
1. a.
  used for stating where someone or something was before leaving or being removed
  Frank grabbed the pen from Cindy.
  He took a hammer from his toolbox.
  Remove the pan from the heat.
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2. b.
  used for stating an amount that is reduced by having part of it taken away
  Several points were taken from the total.
  Seventeen from thirty-six is nineteen.
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used for saying how far away something is in relation to something else
We live a few miles from the city.
We spent the night about eight kilometers from the Uganda-Kenya border.
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because of something
1. a.
  as a result of something
  Her hair was still damp from her walk in the rain.
  She’s been suffering badly from stress.
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2. b.
  used for giving the reason for a judgment or opinion
  I can tell from your eyes you’re a good man.
  From what I hear, Mr. Marlow is not a man to be trusted.
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used for stating one end of a range of things
from...to:
Tickets for the concerts cost from $25 to $50.
Evans is charged with offenses ranging from burglary to armed assault.
The company offers a range of products from haircare to footcare.
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belonging to a particular organization
a team of experts from the Farm Bureau
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used for stating where someone was or what they were doing before they came back
We hardly recognized him when he came back from the war.
She was injured in a car crash while returning from a dance.
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used for stating where someone is when they see, hear, or do something
He works from home three days a week.
Let’s watch the fireworks from the roof.
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used for stating what substance has been used for making something
The toys are made from a very durable plastic.
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used for stating what something is hanging off or sticking out of
The room was divided by a blanket hanging from the ceiling.
Her toe was sticking out from the hole in her shoe.
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used for stating what someone or something was before changing to something else
Colesville has changed from a sleepy little town to a bustling city.
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used for stating what has been prevented or protected against
Reporters were prevented from visiting the scene of the accident.
The machine is protected from the weather by a heavy cover.
His restlessness kept him from sleeping.
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used for talking about differences between two or more people or things
This recipe is different from the one I usually use.
He should know right from wrong by now.
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phrases

from hour to hour/place to place etc.
used for showing that something changes every hour/is different in every place etc.
The situation changes from hour to hour.
Conditions vary from place to place.
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go from place to place/room to room etc.
to go to many different places/rooms etc. one after the other
You can move the phone from room to room, or even into the garden.
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