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prepositionOut of the neighborhood of; lessening or losing proximity to; leaving behind; by reason of; out of; by aid of; -- used whenever departure, setting out, commencement of action, being, state, occurrence, etc., or procedure, emanation, absence, separation, etc., are to be expressed. It is construed with, and indicates, the point of space or time at which the action, state, etc., are regarded as setting out or beginning; also, less frequently, the source, the cause, the occasion, out of which anything proceeds; the anitithesis and correlative of to;Opposite:
Definition that contains from
- out from one's possession
- off from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)
- away from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)
- away from one's possession
- better from a position of superiority or authority
- around from beginning to end; throughout
- best from a position of superiority or authority
- since From a definite past time until now.
- since From the time of; in or during the time subsequent to; subsequently to; after; -- usually with a past event or time for the object.
- outside from or between other countries