[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/from.html) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/) / from [← F](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/F/) # from «from» in Mova's school dictionary: **From shows where something starts or comes from: a letter…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it. ### part of speech preposition ### meaning for a pupil 1) From shows where something starts or comes from: a letter from Grandma, from home. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/from/#m1) 2) From shows where something is taken off: take 3 from 10. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/from/#m2) 3) From shows the start of a time or a range: from 9 to 3, from 1 to 10. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/from/#m3) 4) From shows what something is made of or why: made from wood, tired from running. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/from/#m4) 5) From shows a difference: different from, apart from, far from. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/from/#m5) 6) (casual) «Where you from?» asks someone's home town or country; «from scratch» means from the very start; «from the get-go» (US) means from the beginning. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/from/#m6) 7) (formal) The exam voice says «deducted from», «subtracted from», «derived from», «with effect from», «originating from», «as of». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/from/#m7) ### sense in the lessons taking things off the table, or one number off another («take A from B», «subtract A from B» = B − A); the giver in «gets 5 from her brother»; a range «from 1 to 10»; in everyday life «where are you from?», «from now on», «apart from»; in science «ice is made from water»; in casual talk «from scratch», «where you from?»; in the exam voice «deducted from», «derived from», «with effect from» ### examples - I eat one banana from the table. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/from/#x1) - Take 16 away from 17. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/from/#x2) - Subtract 6 from 14. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/from/#x3) - Lucy gets 5 cards from her brother. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/from/#x4) - I walk home from school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/from/#x5) - My uncle is from Canada. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/from/#x6) - Count from 1 to 20. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/from/#x7) - The shop is open from 9 to 5. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/from/#x8) - Paper is made from trees. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/from/#x9) - nicked 2 chips from your plate, soz [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/from/#x10) - We made the cake from scratch. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/from/#x11) - A sum of 6 dollars is deducted from an initial balance of 14 dollars; state the residual balance. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/from/#x12) - There was good news from Cincinnatus. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/from/#x13) ### note «take A from B», «subtract A from B» or «A is deducted from B» = B − A: the number after «from» is the starting one. Trap: «gets 5 from her brother» means she gets more: add for her (and her brother has 5 less). «From 1 to 10» includes both 1 and 10. «nicked 2 from your plate» means the plate has 2 fewer. «from scratch» is about starting anew, not a number. ### In the corpora - [Child benefit is a small regular payment from the government to families with children, to help with things like shoes and food.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/5-where-money-comes-from/12/) - [Some families rent their home from a landlord; others are buying it with a huge loan from a bank called a mortgage.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/6-paying-for-a-home-and-the-bills/2/) - [A debit card spends money already in the account; a credit card borrows money from the card company to be paid back later.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/7-cards-banks-and-apps/11/) - [A food bank is a charity that gives free food parcels, usually after a referral from someone like a school or a doctor.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/9-when-money-is-tight/17/) - [A welcome card from new neighbours is a friendly hello, and getting on with neighbours makes life easier.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/10-moving-house-and-renting-a-home/18/) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every meaning and example of «from» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/from/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.