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• indicating the point in space at which a journey, motion, or action starts.

• "she began to walk away from him"

• indicating the point in time at which a particular process, event, or activity starts.

• "the show will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m"

• indicating the source or provenance of someone or something.

• "I'm from Hackney"

• indicating the starting point of a specified range on a scale.

• "men who ranged in age from seventeen to eighty-four"

• indicating the point at which an observer is placed.

• "you can see the island from here"

• indicating the raw material out of which something is manufactured.

• "a paint made from a natural resin"

• indicating separation or removal.

• "the party was ousted from power after sixteen years"

• indicating prevention.

• "the story of how he was saved from death"

• indicating a cause.

• "a child suffering from asthma"

• indicating a source of knowledge or the basis for one's judgement.

• "information obtained from papers, books, and presentations"

• indicating a distinction.

• "these fees are quite distinct from expenses"

Origin: Old English fram, from, of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse frá (see fro).

• as time passes.

• starting at the specified point in time and continuing into the future.
"from now on recipients will get their fellowships on time"

• occasionally.