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A1 Beginner Oxford US //ˈfɹəm// UK //fɹˈɒm// from General-service

prep. used to show where something starts or where it comes from. You use it for places, times, or the beginning of a range.

prep. indicating the point in space, time, or scale at which a logical sequence, motion, or amount begins.


SIMPLE

The train travels from London to Paris.

CONTEXTUAL

The shop is open from nine in the morning until six in the evening every weekday.

COMPLEX

The data set includes results from a wide variety of sources, ranging from small local surveys to large international studies conducted over several decades.

Origin

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.

Usage

Commonly paired with 'to' or 'until' to define a range or duration.

Pitfall

It depends from the weather.It depends on the weather.Learners often translate directly from their native language and use 'from' with 'depend', but the correct preposition is 'on'.

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