Meanings
preposition
alternative fromward
- dialectalobsoleteaway from
Towards or fromwards the zenith.
1713, W[illiam] Derham, Physico-Theology: Or, A Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God, from His Works of Creation. […], London: […] W[illiam] Innys, […], →OCLC1 more example
move along towards or fromwards the end of the yard
1610, Arthur Hopton, Baculum geodæticum
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
Also see
Origin
- Old Englishframweardes“in a direction away from”
- Englishfromwards
From Old English framweardes (“in a direction away from”); equivalent to from + -ward + -s. Compare froward.
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APA
fromwards. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fromwards
MLA
“fromwards.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fromwards. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fromwards,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fromwards.
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