fromwards

English

Alternative forms

• fromward

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɹɒmwə(ɹ)dz/, /ˈfɹʌmwə(ɹ)dz/

Preposition

fromwards

1. (obsolete, now dialectal) away from
   • 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, […], →OCLC:

     Towards or fromwards the zenith.

   • 1610, Arthur Hopton, Baculum geodæticum:

     move along towards or fromwards the end of the yard

Antonyms

• towards

References

• “fromwards”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.