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Also spelled frae, frough, and fro’h

US /fɹʌm/ UK /fɹɒm/ See IPA manual

Freq #68

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1

prep
Used to show where someone or something comes from.

Paul is from New Zealand.
2

prep
Used to show a starting point in space or time.

The shop is open from nine in the morning.
3

prep
Used to show removal or separation.

Please remove the cake from the oven after twenty minutes.
4

prep
Used to show the cause or reason for something.

Many people still die from this disease.
5

prep
Used to show the material something is made of.

The ring is made from pure gold.

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1 prep · used to show where someone... out of

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Derived forms away behind fromwardfromwardshencefromherefrom home memorythencefromtherefromwhencefromwherefrom

From Middle English from (“from”), from Old English from, fram (“forward, from”), from Proto-West Germanic *fram, from Proto-Germanic *fram (“forward, from, away”). Cognate with Old Saxon fram (“from”) and Old High German fram (“from”), Danish frem (“forth, forward”), Danish fra (“from”), Swedish fram (“forth, forward”), Swedish från (“from”), Norwegian Nynorsk fram (“forward”), Norwegian Nynorsk frå (“from”), Icelandic fram (“forward, on”), Icelandic frá (“from”), Albanian pre, prej. More at fro.

from Old English *fram Proto-Germanic

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# from

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** prep
**IPA (US):** /fɹʌm/
**IPA (UK):** /fɹɒm/
**Frequency rank:** 68

## Meanings
1. Used to show where someone or something comes from.
2. Used to show a starting point in space or time.
3. Used to show removal or separation.
4. Used to show the cause or reason for something.
5. Used to show the material something is made of.

## Examples
- Paul is from New Zealand.
- The shop is open from nine in the morning.
- Please remove the cake from the oven after twenty minutes.
- Many people still die from this disease.
- The ring is made from pure gold.

## Antonyms
- to

## Derived Forms
- away
- behind
- fromward
- fromwards
- hencefrom
- herefrom
- home
- memory
- thencefrom
- therefrom
- whencefrom
- wherefrom

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: from
- Root: *fram

## Etymology
From Middle English from (“from”), from Old English from, fram (“forward, from”), from Proto-West Germanic *fram, from Proto-Germanic *fram (“forward, from, away”). Cognate with Old Saxon fram (“from”) and Old High German fram (“from”), Danish frem (“forth, forward”), Danish fra (“from”), Swedish fram (“forth, forward”), Swedish från (“from”), Norwegian Nynorsk fram (“forward”), Norwegian Nynorsk frå (“from”), Icelandic fram (“forward, on”), Icelandic frá (“from”), Albanian pre, prej. More at fro.

## AI Etymology
From comes from Middle English from (“from”), from Old English from, fram (“forward, from”), from Proto-West Germanic *fram, from Proto-Germanic *fram (“forward, from, away”). Cognate with Old Saxon fram (“from”) and Old High German fram (“from”), Danish frem (“forth, forward”), Danish fra (“from”), Swedish fram (“forth, forward”), Swedish från (“from”), Norwegian Nynorsk fram (“forward”), Norwegian Nynorsk frå (“from”), Icelandic fram (“forward, on”), Icelandic frá (“from”), Albanian pre, prej. More at fro. In current use, the main senses are “Used to show where someone or something comes from” and “Used to show a starting point in space or time”.

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