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strong /frɒm/ weak /frəm/ preposition

Translation

STARTING PLACE used to show the place, time, or level that someone or something started at
... den/dan
Did you walk all the way from Bond Street? The museum is open from 9.30 to 6.00, Tuesday to Sunday. Prices start from £5,595.1721
HOME used to say where someone was born, or where someone lives or works
(bir yerden) oralı, ...den/dan olan/gelen
His mother's originally from Poland. Our speaker tonight is from the BBC.
DISTANCE used to say how far away something is
... den/dan ötede
Their holiday cottage is about 15 kilometres from the coast.
GIVING used to say who gave or sent something to someone
...den/dan gelme/gelen
Have you had a Christmas card from Faye yet? What beautiful flowers! Who are they from?
REMOVING If you take something from a person, place, or amount, you take it away.
...den/dan öteye/uzağa
Two from ten leaves eight. We had to borrow some money from my father to pay the bill. He took a knife from the drawer.
PRODUCED used to say where something was produced or grown
bir şeyin geldiği/üretildiği yeri göstermede kullanılır
These vegetables are fresh from the garden.
MATERIAL used to say what something is made of
bir şeyin neden mamül olduğunu/üretildiğini belirtmede kullanılır
juice made from oranges
AVOID used to show something that you want to avoid or prevent
bir şeyden uzak durmada/önlem almayı belirtmede kullanılır
There's a bar across the front to prevent you from falling out.
POSITION used to show where you are when you look at something or how you see something
...den/dan bakıldığında/görüldüğünde anlamında
The view from the top was absolutely breathtaking. From the company's point of view, this is an excellent opportunity.1721
REASON used to say why you think or believe something
bir şeye inanmada/neden öyle düşünüldüğünü belirmede kullanılır
I guessed from her accent that she must be French. From what I've heard, the new exam is going to be a lot more difficult.
CAUSE used to say what causes something
bir şeyin neden kaynaklandığını belirtmede kullanılır
Deaths from heart disease continue to rise every year. He was rushed to hospital suffering from severe burns.
COMPARE used when you are saying how similar or different two things, people, or places are
kıyaslama/ayrım/benzerlik belirtmede
University is very different from school.
a week/six months/ten years, etc from now a week/six months/ten years, etc after the time when you are speaking
içinde bulunulan andan bir hafta/altı ay/on yıl sonra vb. belirtmede
Who knows what we'll all be doing five years from now?15891587
from now/then, etc on starting now/then, etc and continuing into the future
şu andan/o andan itibaren
They were good friends from that day on.1589
(Definition of from preposition from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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