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from

preposition (POSITION)
 
 
strong /frɒm/ US  /frɑːm/ weak /frəm/

Definition

B2 used to show the position of something in comparison with other things, or the point of view of someone when considering a matter or problem: From the restaurant there is a beautiful view of Siena. She was talking from her own experience of the problem. From our point of view, we do not see how these changes will be beneficial to the company.From, out and outside
(Definition of from preposition (POSITION) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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