1. 1. beginning at (a point of departure as for motion, duration, or action) leaving from the station
   2. at a certain distance away with respect to a mile from town
2. starting with (the first of two named limits) from noon to midnight
3. out of; derived or coming out of he took a comb from his pocket; lava spewed from the volcano
4. with (a person or thing) as the source, maker, sender, speaker, teacher, etc. a crate made from wood, a letter from Mary, facts learned from reading
5. at a place not near to; out of contact with: used to express absence, removal, separation, etc. away from danger, far from home
6. out of the whole of; out of unity or alliance with take two from four; he withdrew from the class
7. out of the possibility of; prevented or excluded with respect to kept from going on the hike
8. out of the possession or control of; free with respect to released from jail
9. as not being like: used to express difference, distinction, etc. to tell one sister from the other
10. because of; caused by; having the reason or motive of to tremble from fear
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    Etymology: < Yiddish

    Slang about: used with know they don't know from good taste

Etymology: ME < OE from, fram, akin to Goth fram, forward, away, ON frā < IE base *pro-, var. of *per-, beyond, ahead > for, fore, first