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preposition

/fɹɒm/

Word Frequency: 2734.6

Definitions

1.prepositionUsed to indicate source or provenance.

"I got a letter from my brother."

2.prepositionOriginating at (a year, time, etc.)

"This manuscript is from the 1980s."

3.prepositionUsed to indicate a starting point or initial reference.

"Face away from the wall!"

4.prepositionIndicating removal or separation.

"After twenty minutes, remove the cake from the oven."

5.prepositionIndicating exclusion.

"A parasol protects from the sun."

6.prepositionIndicating differentiation.

"He knows right from wrong."

7.prepositionProduced with or out of (a substance or material).

"It's made from pure gold."

8.prepositionUsed to indicate causation; because of, as a result of.

"Too many people die from breast cancer."