from

from [ weak frəm, strong fram ] preposition ***

1. ) given, sent, or provided by someone 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 is a birthday present from his daughter.

2. ) used for stating someone's/something's origin

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.

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.

c ) used for stating what something was originally a part of:

the music from Offenbach's opera

3. ) starting at a particular point and moving away

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.

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.

c ) starting at a particular age and continuing:

I lived with him from the age of twenty.

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.

4. ) used for stating where someone or something is removed from

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.

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.

5. ) used for giving distances 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.

6. ) because of something

a ) as a result of something:

Her hair was still damp from her walk in the rain.

She's been suffering badly from stress.

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.

7. ) used for giving a range of things used for stating one end of a range of things:

Tickets for the concerts cost from $25 to $50.

from...to: Evans is charged with offenses ranging from burglary to armed assault.

The company offers a range of products from haircare to footcare.

8. ) employed by something belonging to a particular organization:

a team of experts from the Farm Bureau

9. ) returning after an activity 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.

10. ) used for stating where someone does something 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.

11. ) made of something used for stating what substance has been used for making something:

The toys are made from very durable plastic.

12. ) hanging off or sticking out of something 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.

13. ) used for describing the situation before a change 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.

14. ) used for stating what is prevented 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.

15. ) used for showing differences 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.

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.

from place to place/room to room etc.

going to many different places/rooms etc. one after another