{
    "term": "from",
    "partOfSpeech": "preposition",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "used to show where somebody/something starts",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She began to walk away from him."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Has the train from Bristol arrived?"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "used to show what the origin of somebody/something is",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I'm from Italy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "documents from the sixteenth century"
                },
                {
                    "text": "quotations from Shakespeare"
                },
                {
                    "text": "heat from the sun"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "used to show who sent or gave something/somebody",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "an email from my brother"
                },
                {
                    "text": "information from witnesses"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the man from *(= representing)* the insurance company"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "used to show when something starts",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We're open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was blind from birth."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "used to show how far apart two places are",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "100 metres from the scene of the accident"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "used to show somebody’s position or point of view",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "You can see the island from here."
                },
                {
                    "text": "From a financial point of view the project was a disaster."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "used to show the range of something",
            "sensetop": "from something (to something)",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The temperature varies from 30 degrees to minus 20."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The store sells everything from shoelaces to computers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Conditions vary from school to school."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 8,
            "definition": "used to show the state or form of something/somebody before a change",
            "sensetop": "from something (to something)",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Things have gone **from bad to worse**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "translating from English to Spanish"
                },
                {
                    "text": "You need a break from routine."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 9,
            "definition": "used when making or recognizing a difference between two people or things",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Is Portuguese very different from Spanish?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I can't tell one twin from the other."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 10,
            "definition": "used to show the material that something is made of",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Steel is made from iron."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 11,
            "definition": "used to show that somebody/something is separated or removed",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The party was ousted from power after eighteen years."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 12,
            "definition": "used to show that something is prevented",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She saved him from drowning."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 13,
            "definition": "used to show the reason for something",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She felt sick from tiredness."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 14,
            "definition": "used to show the reason for making a judgement",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "You can tell a lot about a person from their handwriting."
                },
                {
                    "text": "From what I heard the company's in deep trouble."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "starting at the time mentioned and continuously after that",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**From now on** you can work on your own."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She never spoke to him again from that day on."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/frəm//frɒm/",
                "audio": "fr/from/from__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/frəm//frʌm//frɑːm/",
                "audio": "fr/from/from__us_1_rr.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English fram, from, of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse frá (see fro)."
}