prep.
- indicating the point in space or time at which a journey, process, or action starts.
- indicating source or provenance.
▸indicating the raw material of manufacture.
- indicating the starting point of a specified range.
- indicating separation, removal, or prevention.
- indicating a cause.
- indicating a distinction.
Phrase
- from day to day
(or hour to hour etc.)
daily (or hourly etc.). - from time to time
occasionally.
Etymology
OE fram, from, of Gmc origin; rel. to ON frá (see fro).