fromwards

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fromwards

/ˈfɹɒmwə(ɹ)dz/
/ˈfɹʌmwə(ɹ)dz/

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From Old English framweardes (“in a direction away from”); equivalent to from + -ward + -s. Compare froward.

preposition fromward

dialectal, obsolete away from Towards or fromwards the zenith.

Opposite: towards

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Opposite: towards

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"fromwards." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fromwards. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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fromwards. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fromwards

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"fromwards." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fromwards.

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@misc{fromwards_2026,
  title = {fromwards},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fromwards},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}