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From: Meaning, Examples, and Usage (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：starting point (from)

from 🔊

/frʌm/

prep.

Showing where someone or something starts moving or originally comes from.

starting point 🔊

➕

/ˈstɑːrtɪŋ pɔɪnt/

prep.

Indicates the place or location where a movement begins or someone/something originally comes from.

📁 Category：Transportation & Travel 🔖 Level：beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Old English 'fram' meaning 'forward, away from'. Related to Old Norse 'frá'.

💡 Mnemonic

Think 'F-R-O-M' as 'For Real Origin Motion' – it points where something starts moving.

📖 Example

I ride my bike from home to school every day. 🔊 I ride my bike from home to school every day.

🔗 Collocations

from A to B – Starting at point A and ending at point B

come from – Originate or be a resident of

from here – From this location

🔄 Synonyms

out of (prep.) – Indicating origin or cause, similar to 'from'

away from (prep.) – Denoting distance or departure from a place

starting at (prep.) – Used to specify the beginning point in space or time

🚫 Antonyms

to (prep.) – Indicating direction toward a place

toward (prep.) – In the direction of, opposite of 'from'

into (prep.) – Moving to the inside of, opposite of starting point

🌱 Derivatives

outgoing (adj.) – Going out from a place; friendly and sociable

origin (n.) – The point from which something begins

📖 Cultural Story

From traces back to Proto-Germanic 'fram' (forward). In modern English, it is one of the most frequent prepositions, marking spatial or temporal origin, appearing in countless everyday expressions.

Meaning 2：starting time (from)

from 🔊

/frʌm/

prep.

Showing when something starts or what something originates from.

starting time 🔊

➕

/ˈstɑːrtɪŋ taɪm/

prep.

Indicates the beginning of a period of time, often used with 'to' or 'until' to specify a time range.

📁 Category：Time & Dates 🔖 Level：beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 🔊 The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

🔗 Collocations

from ... to ... – Indicating a time range between two points

from now on – Starting at this moment and continuing into the future

from day one – Since the very beginning

🔄 Synonyms

since (prep./conj.) – From a particular time in the past until now

starting (prep.) – Used to mark the beginning point of a period

beginning at (prep.) – Specifies the initial moment of a time interval

🚫 Antonyms

until (prep./conj.) – Up to a point in time, opposite of starting point

after (prep./conj.) – In the time following, opposite of from

by (prep.) – Not later than, opposite of starting at a time

🌱 Derivatives

ongoing (adj.) – Continuing from a point; currently in progress

outset (n.) – The start or beginning of a period