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preposition15

1. •
   showing the source of someone or something, such as the place where a person was born or grew up, or where something was made

   • Paul is from New Zealand.
   • You can't get all your news from the Internet.
2. •
   showing the person or group that sent or gave something

   • I got a letter from my brother.
3. •
   Used to indicate a starting point or initial reference.

   • He had books piled from floor to ceiling.
   • He departed yesterday from Chicago.
4. •
   Indicating a starting point in time.

   • The working day runs from 9 am to 5 pm.
   • Tickets are available from 17th July.
5. •
   Indicating a starting point on a range or scale.

   • Rate your pain from 1 to 10.
   • Start counting from 1.
6. •
   Indicating a starting point on an array or gamut of conceptual variations.

   • You can study anything from math to literature.
7. •
   (slang) Indicates a starting state of the predicament of the subject. Synonym of since being.

   • I’ve been doing this from pickney.
8. •
   Indicating removal or separation.

   • After twenty minutes, remove the cake from the oven.
   • The general was ousted from power.
9. •
   Denoting a subtraction operation.

   • 20 from 31 leaves 11.
10. •
    With reference to the location or position of a speaker or other observer or vantage point.

    • It's hard to tell from here.
    • Try to see it from his point of view.
11. •
    Used to indicate causation; because of, as a result of.

    • Too many people die from breast cancer.
12. •
    Produced with or out of (a substance or material).

    • It's made from pure gold.
13. •
    Indicating differentiation.

    • Your opinions differ from mine.
    • He knows right from wrong.
14. •
    Indicating exclusion.

    • She was barred from entering.
    • A parasol protects from the sun.
15. •
    Originating at (a year, time, etc.)

    • This manuscript is from the 1980s.