from

Main Entry:: from
Function:: preposition
Language:: English

1 (indicating a starting point) : desde, de, a partir de <from Cali to Bogota : de Cali a Bogotá> <where are you from? : ¿de dónde eres?> <from that time onward : desde entonces> <from tomorrow : a partir de mañana> 2 (indicating a source or sender) : de <a letter from my friend : una carta de mi amiga> <a quote from Shakespeare : una cita de Shakespeare> 3 (indicating distance) : de <10 feet from the entrance : a 10 pies de la entrada> 4 (indicating a cause) : de <red from crying : rojos de llorar> <he died from the cold : murió del frío> 5 off, out of : de <she took it from the drawer : lo sacó del cajón> 6 (with adverbs or adverbial phrases) : de, desde <from above : desde arriba> <from among : de entre>

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