Definitions

of

[uhv, ov, uhv, uh] / ʌv, ɒv, əv, ə /

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from prep.
denoting equivalence prep.

PREPOSITION

from

Synonyms

WEAK

about appertaining to appropriate to as concerns as regards attributed to away from based on belonging to characterized by coming from concerning connected with consisting of containing epithetical going from in reference to in regard to like made from out from out of peculiar to pertaining to proceeding from referring to regarding related to showing

PREPOSITION

denoting equivalence

Synonyms

WEAK

about concerning from like regarding

Example Sentences

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I don’t know if she’s being taken advantage of, but it leaves a sour taste in my mouth.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 14, 2026

“How well do we distinguish between prolonging life and improving the quality of the life remaining, and do we ask the patient which matters most?” says Poole.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026

Your cousin’s request for help with a car repair doesn’t have to rise to the level of elder financial abuse to feel exploitative or, for that matter, to actually be exploitative.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 14, 2026

“The success of modern medicine shouldn’t be measured only by how many years we add but also what those years make possible for the people living them,” says Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider, an internal-medicine physician.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026

This medicine, “the miracle of Carville,” was a breakthrough in the treatment of Hansen’s disease.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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