Show Somebody/Something Preposition Frəm Frɒm Began Walk Train

• she began to walk away from him.
• has the train from bristol arrived?
• i'm from italy.
• documents from the sixteenth century

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1. used to show where somebody/something starts
• She began to walk away from him.
• Has the train from Bristol arrived?
2. used to show what the origin of somebody/something is
• I'm from Italy.
• documents from the sixteenth century
• quotations from Shakespeare
• heat from the sun
3. used to show who sent or gave something/somebody
• a letter from my brother
• information from witnesses
• the man from (= representing) the insurance company
4. used to show when something starts
• We're open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day.
• He was blind from birth.
5. used to show how far apart two places are
• 100 metres from the scene of the accident
6. used to show somebody’s position or point of view
• You can see the island from here.
• From a financial point of view the project was a disaster.
7. used to show the range of something
• The temperature varies from 30 degrees to minus 20.
• The store sells everything from shoelaces to computers.
• Conditions vary from school to school.
8. used to show the state or form of something/somebody before a change
• Things have gone from bad to worse.
• translating from English to Spanish
• You need a break from routine.
9. used when making or recognizing a difference between two people or things
• Is Portuguese very different from Spanish?
• I can't tell one twin from the other.
10. used to show the material that something is made of
• Steel is made from iron.
11. used to show that somebody/something is separated or removed
• The party was ousted from power after eighteen years.
12. used to show that something is prevented
• She saved him from drowning.
13. used to show the reason for something
• She felt sick from tiredness.
14. used to show the reason for making a judgement
• You can tell a lot about a person from their handwriting.
• From what I heard the company's in deep trouble.
15. starting at the time mentioned and continuously after that
• From now on you can work on your own.
• She never spoke to him again from that day on.

Word Origin

• Old English fram, from, of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse frá (see fro).