from

Everyday

1. From shows where something starts or comes from: a letter from Grandma, from home. tree →
2. From shows where something is taken off: take 3 from 10. tree →
3. From shows the start of a time or a range: from 9 to 3, from 1 to 10. tree →
4. From shows what something is made of or why: made from wood, tired from running. tree →
5. From shows a difference: different from, apart from, far from. tree →
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 →
7. (formal) The exam voice says «deducted from», «subtracted from», «derived from», «with effect from», «originating from», «as of». tree →

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 →
• Take 16 away from 17. tree →
• Subtract 6 from 14. tree →
• Lucy gets 5 cards from her brother. tree →
• I walk home from school. tree →
• My uncle is from Canada. tree →
• Count from 1 to 20. tree →
• The shop is open from 9 to 5. tree →
• Paper is made from trees. tree →
• nicked 2 chips from your plate, soz tree →
• We made the cake from scratch. tree →
• A sum of 6 dollars is deducted from an initial balance of 14 dollars; state the residual balance. tree →
• There was good news from Cincinnatus. tree →

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 Jewish tradition

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

• And from the wilderness to Mattanah; (Torah NUM.21.18, JPS 1917) tree →
• And he went up from thence to Beer-sheba. (Torah GEN.26.23, JPS 1917) tree →
• And they journeyed from Dophkah, and pitched in Alush. (Torah NUM.33.13, JPS 1917) tree →
• Clear Thou me from hidden faults. (Writings PSA.19.13, JPS 1917) tree →
• Is counsel perished from the prudent? (Prophets JER.49.7, JPS 1917) tree →
• Shall I redeem them from death? (Prophets HOS.13.14, JPS 1917) tree →

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.