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from
(frŭm, frŏm; frəm when unstressed)from
(frɒm; unstressed frəm)from
(frʌm, frɒm; unstressed frəm)prep.
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You use from to say what the source, origin, or starting point of something is.
When you are talking about the person who has written you a letter or sent a message to you, you say that the letter or message is from that person.
If you come from a particular place, you were born there, or it is your home.
Be Careful!
Don't use 'from' to say who wrote a book, play, or piece of music. Don't say, for example, 'Have you seen any plays from Ibsen?' You say 'Have you seen any plays by Ibsen?'
You can use from when you are talking about the distance between places. For example, if one place is fifty kilometres from another place, the distance between the two places is fifty kilometres.
If something happens from a particular time, it begins to happen at that time.
Be Careful!
Don't use from to say that something began to be the case at a particular time in the past and is still the case now. Don't say, for example, 'I have lived here from 1984'. You say 'I have lived here since 1984'.
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[frɒm] PREPwhere are you from? → ¿de dónde eres?
where has he come from? → ¿de dónde ha venido?
he comes from Segovia → es de Segovia
he had gone from home → se había ido de su casa
the train from Madrid → el tren de Madrid, el tren procedente de Madrid
from London to Glasgow → de Londres a Glasgow
from house to house → de casa en casa
from A to Z → de A a Z, desde A hasta Z
from now on → de aquí en adelante
from that time → desde aquel momento
from one o'clock to or until two → desde la una hasta las dos
(as) from Friday → a partir del viernes
from a child; from childhood → desde niño
from time to time → de vez en cuando
the hotel is 1km from the beach → el hotel está a 1km de la playa
a long way from home → muy lejos de casa
to be far from the truth → estar lejos de la verdad
a letter from my sister → una carta de mi hermana
a telephone call from Mr Smith → una llamada de parte del Sr. Smith
a message from him → un mensaje de parte de él
tell him from me → dile de mi parte
to drink from a stream/from the bottle → beber de un arroyo/de la botella
we learned it from him → lo aprendimos de él
we learned it from a book → lo aprendimos en un libro
a quotation from Shakespeare → una cita de Shakespeare
to steal sth from sb → robar algo a algn
to pick sb from the crowd → escoger a algn de la multitud
I'll buy it from you → te lo compraré
where did you get that from? → ¿de dónde has sacado or sacaste eso?
take the gun from him! → ¡quítale el revólver!
one of the best performances we have seen from him → uno de los mejores papeles que le hayamos visto
painted from life → pintado del natural
we have shirts from £8 (upwards) → tenemos camisas desde or a partir de 8 libras
prices range from £10 to £50 → los precios varían entre 10 y 50 libras
there were from 10 to 15 people there → había allí entre 10 y 15 personas
the interest rate increased from 6% to 10% → la tasa de interés ha subido del 6 al 10 por ciento
he went from office boy to director in five years → pasó de ser recadero a director en cinco años
he can't tell red from green → no distingue entre rojo y verde
to know good from bad → saber distinguir entre el bien y el mal, saber distinguir el bien del mal
to act from conviction → obrar por convicción
from sheer necessity → por pura necesidad
weak from hunger → debilitado por el hambre
from what I can see → por lo que veo
from what he says → por lo que dice, según lo que dice
from experience → por experiencia
to die from exposure → morir de frío
to escape from sth/sb → escapar de algo/algn
to prevent sb from doing sth → impedir a algn hacer algo
from afar → desde lejos
from among the crowd → de entre la multitud
from beneath or underneath → desde abajo
from inside/outside the house → desde dentro/fuera de la casa
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[ˈfrɒm](STRONG) [frəm] prepWhere are you from?; Where do you come from? → D'où venez-vous?
I come from Perth → Je viens de Perth.
from ... to ... → de ... à ...
He flew from London to Paris → Il a pris l'avion de Londres à Paris.
to be one kilometre from ... → être à un kilomètre de ...
The hotel is one kilometre from the beach → L'hôtel est à un kilomètre de la plage.
a letter from my sister → une lettre de ma sœur
a telephone call from my sister → un appel de ma sœur
from January → à partir de janvier
from ... to [+ month, day] → à partir de ... jusqu'à
from one o'clock to two → d'une heure à deux heures
from ... onwards → à partir de ...
We'll be at home from 7 o'clock onwards → Nous serons chez nous à partir de sept heures.
The price was reduced from £10 to £5 → Ils ont réduit le prix de dix livres à cinq.
The interest rate was increased from 9% to 10% → Le taux d'intérêt est passé de 9% à 10%.
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(from) prepositionfrom
→ مِنْ od, z af, fra, ud af aus, von από a partir de, de -lta, -sta, -stä, -ltä, -sta/-stä, -sta, -stä de, en iz, od da, di ・・・から ...로부터, ~으로, ~으로부터 uit, van av, fra od, z de, do из, от av, från จาก, ทำจาก, ออกจาก dan, den từ 从, 从…, 由…而成- Where are you from?
- I'm from ...
- What part of ... are you from?
- I suffer from travel sickness (US)
I get travel-sick (UK) - A month from now (US)
In a month's time (UK) - A week from today (US)
In a week's time (UK)