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From Middle English from (“from”), from Old English from, fram (“forward, from”), from Proto-Germanic *fram (“forward, from, away”), from Proto-Indo-European *pr-, *pro-, *perəm-, *prom- (“forth, forward”), from *por- (“forward, through”). Cognate with Old Saxon and Old High German fram (“from”), Danish frem (“forth, forward”), Danish fra (“from”), Swedish fram (“forth, forward”), Swedish från (“from”), Icelandic fram (“forward, on”), Icelandic frá (“from”). More at fro.
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from
- With the source or provenance of or at.
- This wine comes from France.
- I got a letter from my brother.
- 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.
- With the separation, exclusion or differentiation of.
- An umbrella protects from the sun.
- He knows right from wrong.
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- (with the source or provenance of or at): out of
[edit] Translations
with the source or provenance of or at
- Albanian: nga, prej
- Ancient Greek: ἀπό
- Arabic: من (ar) (min)
- Aramaic:
- Syriac: ܡܢ (min)
- Hebrew: מן (min)
- Belarusian: ад (be) (ad), з (be) (z)
- Bulgarian: из (bg) (iz), от (bg) (ot)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 從 (cmn), 从 (cmn) (cóng), 自 (cmn) (zì), 由 (cmn) (yóu), 由於 (cmn), 由于 (cmn) (yóuyú), 出於 (cmn), 出于 (cmn) (chūyú)
- Czech: z (cs), ze (cs), od (cs)
- Dalmatian: da
- Danish: fra (da)
- Dutch: van (nl), uit (nl)
- Finnish: -sta/-stä (elative case), -lta/-ltä (ablative case)
- French: de (which see for forms of "de" before a definite article)
- German: von (from someone), aus (from somewhere)
- Greek: από (el) (apó)
- Hebrew: מ- (he) (mé)
- Hindi: ...से (hi) (...se)
- Hungarian: -ból/-ből (elative case) -tól/-től (ablative case)
- Ido: de (io)
- Interlingua: de, ab (ia)
- Irish: ó (ga), uaidh (ga) m.
- Italian: da (which see for forms of "da" before a definite article), di (which see for forms of "di" before a definite article)
- Japanese: ...から (ja) (...kara)
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- Korean: ...에서 (ko) (...eseo)
- Kurdish:
- Kurmanji: ji (ku)
- Latin: ab (la), a (la), ex (la), e (la)
- Lithuanian: iš (lt)
- Maltese: minn (mt)
- Norwegian: fra (no)
- Persian: از (fa) (az)
- Polish: z (pl), od (pl)
- Portuguese: de (which see for forms of "de" before a definite article)
- Romanian: de (ro)
- Russian: из (ru) (iz), от (ru) (ot), с (ru) (s)
- Scots: fae, frae
- Scottish Gaelic: à (gd), às (gd), bho (gd), o (gd)
- Slovak: z (sk), od (sk)
- Slovene: iz (sl), z (sl), od (sl)
- Spanish: de (es)
- Swedish: från (sv), ur (sv)
- Thai: จาก (th) (jàak)
- Turkish: -den (tr), -dan (tr), -ten (tr), -tan (tr)
- Ukrainian: від (uk) (vid), з (uk) (z)
- Urdu: ...سے (ur) (...se)
- Vietnamese: từ (vi)
- Welsh: oddi (cy)
- West Frisian: fan (fy)
- Yiddish: פון
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with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at
- Ancient Greek: ἀπό
- Arabic: من (ar) (min)
- Aramaic:
- Syriac: ܡܢ (min)
- Hebrew: מן (min)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 從 (cmn), 从 (cmn) (cóng), 自 (cmn) (zì), 由 (cmn) (yóu), 由於 (cmn), 由于 (cmn) (yóuyú), 出於 (cmn), 出于 (cmn) (chūyú)
- Czech: z (cs), ze (cs), od (cs)
- Danish: fra (da)
- Dutch: van (nl), uit (nl)
- Finnish: -sta/-stä (elative case), -lta/-ltä (ablative case)
- French: de (which see for forms of "de" before a definite article)
- German: von (de)
- Hebrew: מ- (he) (mé)
- Hungarian: -ból/-ből (elative case) -tól/-től (ablative case) -ról/-ről (delative case)
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- Interlingua: de
- Irish: ó (ga)
- Italian: da (which see for forms of "da" before a definite article), di (which see for forms of "di" before a definite article)
- Japanese: から (ja) (kara)
- Latin: ab (la), a (la), a (la)
- Maltese: minn (mt)
- Norwegian: fra (no)
- Polish: z (pl)
- Russian: из (ru) (iz), от (ru) (ot), с (ru) (s)
- Scots: fae, frae
- Scottish Gaelic: à (gd), às (gd), bho (gd), o (gd)
- Spanish: de (es), desde (es)
- Swedish: från (sv)
- Turkish: -den, -dan, -ten, -tan
- West Frisian: fan (fy)
- Yiddish: פון
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with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of
- Arabic: من (ar) (min)
- Aramaic:
- Syriac: ܡܢ (min)
- Hebrew: מן (min)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 從 (cmn), 从 (cmn) (cóng), 自 (cmn) (zì), 由 (cmn) (yóu), 由於 (cmn), 由于 (cmn) (yóuyú), 出於 (cmn), 出于 (cmn) (chūyú)
- Czech: od (cs), proti (cs), před (cs)
- Danish: fra (da); mod (da) when used as protection from someone/something
- Dutch: tegen (nl), van (nl)
- Esperanto: disde (eo)
- Finnish: -sta/-stä (elative case), -lta/-ltä (ablative case)
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from (neuter fromt, definite and plural fromme)
- pious; being religious in a quiet and serious way
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From Germanic. Cognate with Old High German fruma (German fromm), Middle Dutch vrōme (Dutch vroom), Old Norse framr.
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from
- bold, firm, resolute
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from
- pious; being religious in a quiet and serious way
- charitable
- en from stiftelse
- a charitable foundation, a charity
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