What is the meaning of from scratch?

adverb

  • From the beginning, especially without relying on resources or other advantages.
    • usage: "he baked the torte from scratch"; "she built her business up from scratch"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
8
 
|15 years ago|655 views|share |citing 
APAWordNet. (2010). from scratch. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/from_scratch/definitions/1251639
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "from scratch" http://smartdefine.org/from_scratch/definitions/1251639 (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, from scratch, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/from_scratch/definitions/1251639>.
MLAWordNet. "from scratch" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/from_scratch/definitions/1251639>
{ class="autoclick" }next definition (/)