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frompreposition

From marks the starting point, the place or thing something comes out of, the distance between two things, or the cause of something.

1. starting pointused to show the place, time, or point where something starts

   • We drove from New York to Boston.
   • The store is open from nine to five.
   • Count from one to ten.

   Collocations

   phrase from now on, from time to time, from beginning to end

2. origin or sourceshowing the place or thing that someone or something first came out of

   • She is from Brazil.
   • This cheese is made from goat's milk.
   • The quote is from a famous poem.
   • The letter is from my grandmother.

3. distance or separationused to show distance, difference, or the space between two things

   • The hotel is two miles from the beach.
   • This model is different from the last one.
   • Please keep away from the edge.
   • He hid the truth from his parents.

   Collocations

   phrase far from, different from, away from

4. causeused to show the cause of something

   • She was tired from the long trip.
   • His hands were rough from years of hard work.
   • The town suffered from years of drought.