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उच्चारण फ़्रम
से
Basic word
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used to show where somebody or something starts; used to show when something starts; used to show who sent or gave something; used to show what something is made of; used to show the cause of something; used to show the difference between two things
से
- from Delhi to Mumbai
- from Monday
- a letter from my mother
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- made from wood
- The train from Lucknow arrives at six.
- This shop is open from nine to five.
- The bat is made from willow wood.
Synonyms out of starting at since because of
Opposite to
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
from + place (starting point)
Use from to name the place where a journey, movement or supply begins. It is often paired with to or until.
यात्रा, गति या आपूर्ति जहाँ से शुरू होती है, उस स्थान को बताने के लिए 'from' का प्रयोग होता है; इसके साथ अक्सर 'to' आता है।
- The train from Jaipur reaches Delhi at noon.
- Radhika walks from her hostel to the library every morning.
from + time (starting point)
From marks the moment when something begins and is usually followed by to or till. It is used with a clock time, a date or a day, and it is not used with the perfect tenses, where since is needed.
'From' किसी काम के शुरू होने का समय बताता है और प्रायः 'to' या 'till' के साथ आता है। Perfect tense में 'from' नहीं, 'since' लगता है।
- The shop is open from nine to six.
- From tomorrow, the library will close at eight.
from + source or giver
Use from for the person or place that gives, sends or supplies something, and for the material or origin of a thing.
जो व्यक्ति या स्थान कुछ देता, भेजता या उपलब्ध कराता है, उसके लिए तथा किसी वस्तु के स्रोत के लिए 'from' का प्रयोग होता है।
- I received a letter from my uncle in Pune.
- Cheese is made from milk.
from + cause or reason
From introduces the cause of an illness, exhaustion or a conclusion drawn from evidence. Suffer from is the standard phrase for an illness.
बीमारी, थकान या किसी साक्ष्य से निकले निष्कर्ष का कारण बताने के लिए 'from' आता है; बीमारी के लिए 'suffer from' मानक प्रयोग है।
- Many farmers suffered from the lack of rain.
- I could tell from her smile that she had passed.
verb + from + noun or -ing (prevention and separation)
After words such as prevent, stop, protect, keep, ban and differ, from is followed by a noun or an -ing form, never by a to-infinitive.
Prevent, stop, protect, keep, ban और differ जैसे शब्दों के बाद 'from' के साथ noun या -ing रूप आता है, to-infinitive नहीं।
- The fence keeps the cattle from entering the field.
- Her accent differs from mine.
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verb + from
comesufferrecoverescapebenefitborrow
- He has fully recovered from the fever and is back at college.
'Borrow from' (किसी से उधार लेना) में 'from' आता है, 'to' नहीं।
adjective + from
differentabsentfreesafefardistant
- The village is far from the nearest railway station.
from + noun phrase
from now onfrom time to timefrom scratchfrom memoryfrom experience
- From now on, Radhika will revise every night.
'From now on' का अर्थ है 'अब से आगे'।
from ... to ...
from morning to nightfrom door to doorfrom A to Zfrom head to footfrom top to bottom
- The children searched the house from top to bottom.
noun + from
messagegiftresultquotationprotection
- A gift from a friend is always special.
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- Where are you from, and when did you move to Lucknow?
आप कहाँ के रहने वाले हैं, और आप लखनऊ कब आए?
- The clerk read the figures from a printed sheet.
क्लर्क ने छपे हुए पन्ने से आँकड़े पढ़े।
- Judging from the clouds, it will rain before evening.
बादलों को देखकर लगता है कि शाम से पहले बारिश होगी।
- The bridge is built from steel and concrete.
यह पुल इस्पात और कंक्रीट से बना है।
- He has been tired from the long journey since yesterday.
लंबी यात्रा के कारण वह कल से थका हुआ है।
- Tickets will be sold from the counter on the left.
टिकट बाईं ओर के काउंटर से बेचे जाएँगे।
!Common mistakes 4
✗ I have been waiting for the result from Monday.
✓ I have been waiting for the result since Monday.
With a perfect tense and a starting point in the past, use since, not from.
Perfect tense में अतीत के किसी शुरुआती बिंदु के लिए 'since' लगता है, 'from' नहीं।
✗ She is suffering by dengue.
✓ She is suffering from dengue.
The preposition after suffer is from.
'Suffer' के बाद preposition 'from' आता है, 'by' नहीं।
✗ I got a birthday gift by my cousin.
✓ I got a birthday gift from my cousin.
The giver or source of something is introduced by from, not by.
कुछ देने वाले या स्रोत के लिए 'from' आता है, 'by' नहीं।
✗ The teacher prevented the boys to talk.
✓ The teacher prevented the boys from talking.
After prevent, use from and an -ing form.
'Prevent' के बाद 'from' और -ing रूप आता है।
§Grammar and usage
From ... to ('from 9 to 5'; 'from Delhi to Agra'); from ... till or until; 'since' (not 'from') with perfect tenses ('I have lived here since 2020', not 'from 2020'); made from (the material changes: 'Paper is made from wood') and made of (the material stays visible: 'a table made of wood'); different from; prevent or stop sb from doing; suffer from; refrain from; abstain from.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: from ... to ('from 9 to 5'; 'from Delhi to Agra'); from ... till या until; perfect tenses के साथ 'since' ('from' नहीं: 'I have lived here since 2020', 'from 2020' नहीं); made from (सामग्री बदल जाती है: 'Paper is made from wood') और made of (सामग्री दिखती रहती है: 'a table made of wood'); different from; prevent या stop sb from doing; suffer from; refrain from; abstain from।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
From time to time (sometimes), from scratch (from the beginning).
Idioms: from time to time (कभी-कभी), from scratch (शुरुआत से)।