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from (POSITION)
B2 used to show the position of something in comparison with other things, or the point of view of someone when considering a matter or problem
Dictionary examples:
From the restaurant there is a beautiful view of Siena. (13.2)
She was talking from her own experience of the problem. (22.8)
From our point of view, we do not see how these changes will benefit the company. (36.3)
from (PREVENTING)
B2 used to show what someone is not allowed to do or know, or what has been stopped happening
Dictionary examples:
For many years, the truth was kept from the public. (30.7)
from side to side
B2 If something moves from side to side, it moves from left to right and back again repeatedly.
Dictionary examples:
swinging from side to side (23.6)
from time to time
B2 sometimes but not often
Dictionary examples:
From time to time I still think of her. (13.8)
from the 1870s/March/6:30 pm, etc. onward
C1 beginning at a particular time and continuing into the future
Dictionary examples:
The committee will meet on Monday and weekly from then onward. (52.5)
from scratch
C1 If you do something from scratch, you do it from the beginning.
Dictionary examples:
We didn't have any furniture of our own so we had to start from scratch. (42.6)
from top to bottom
C2 completely
Dictionary examples:
I've searched the house from top to bottom and still can't find it. (34.2)
from (MATERIAL)
A2 used to show the material of which something is made
Dictionary examples:
Hat from paper? Funny head! (0.0)
Boat from paper? Wet trip! (0.0)
Shoes from bananas? Slippery walk! (0.0)
juice made from oranges and mangoes (13.2)
from (STARTING PLACE)
A1 used to show the place where someone or something starts
Dictionary examples:
The teacher walked from the noisy class. (0.0)
The man ran from the angry bee. (0.0)
The cat jumped from the hot oven. (0.0)
So did you really walk all the way from Bond Street? (14.1)
She sent me a postcard from Majorca. (19.8)
The wind is coming from the north. (22.7)
What time does the flight from Amsterdam arrive? (37.7)
She took her hairbrush from her handbag and began to brush her hair. (86.0)
from (ORIGIN)
A1 used to show the origin of someone or something
Dictionary examples:
My teacher is from the zoo. (0.0)
Are you from the future? (0.0)
Is this pizza from Mars? (0.0)
I come from Spain. (3.7)
I wonder who this card is from. (16.4)
"Where are you from?" "I'm from Italy." (22.2)
from (TIME)
A1 used to show the time when something starts or the time when it was made or first existed
Dictionary examples:
I study English from 8 PM to 8:01 PM. (0.0)
I'm happy from Monday to Monday. (0.0)
My cat sleeps from 9 AM to 9 PM. (0.0)
The museum is open from 9:30 to 6:00 Tuesday to Sunday. (11.0)
Drinks will be served from seven o'clock. (20.7)
Most of the paintings in this room date from the seventeenth century. (61.3)
from (DISTANCE)
A1 used to show the distance between two places
Dictionary examples:
My house is five steps from the pizza shop! (0.0)
The train station is five smiles from home. (0.0)
The library is six blinks from the cafe. (0.0)
It's about two kilometers from the airport to your hotel. (16.7)
We're about a mile from home. (24.0)
from (COMPARING)
B1 used when you are saying how similar or different two things, people or places are
Dictionary examples:
My dad's jokes are so different from good comedy, they make people cry instead of laugh. (0.0)
My cooking is as different from Gordon Ramsay's as a fish from a bicycle. (0.0)
My gym routine is as different from an athlete's as napping is from running a marathon. (0.0)
College is very different from high school. (14.8)
His opinion could hardly be more different from mine. (31.4)
The two sisters are so similar that it's almost impossible to tell one from the other. (46.6)
from (CAUSE)
B2 used to show the cause of something or the reason why something happens
Dictionary examples:
You could tell she wasn't lying from the fear in her voice. (39.1)
He was rushed to the hospital but died from his injuries. (47.6)
from (CHANGE)
B2 used to show a change in the state of someone or something
Dictionary examples:
Things went from bad to worse. (8.2)
She has been promoted from manager to director. (26.8)