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1.

from (away) от + place in genitive case Example: Отодви́нь крова́ть от стены́. - Move the bed away from the wall.
2.

from (part of a whole) от + object in genitive case Example: Э́то рука́в от руба́шки. - It's a shirt's sleeve.
3.

from (cause) от + cause in genitive case Example: Он у́мер от диабе́та. - He died from diabetes.
4.

from (distance) от + place in genitive case Example: От Петербу́рга до Москвы́ о́коло 650 км - It's about 650 km from Moscow to Saint Petersburg.
5.

from (range) от + genitive case Example: Биле́ты сто́ят от 200 до 400 рубле́й. - Tickets cost from 200 to 400 roubles.
6.

from (someone) от + person in genitive case Example: Это пода́рок от ма́мы. - It's a gift from my mom.
7.

for, against a purpose от + object in genitive case Example: У меня́ грипп, и до́ктор вы́писал мне табле́тки от ка́шля. - I have the flu, and doctor prescribed to take these pills for a bad cough.

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Хоккайдо нахо́дится к се́веру от Хонсю. - Hokkaido is to the north of Honshu.
От неосторо́жных слов мо́гут быть большие неприя́тности. - Thoughtless speech may give rise to great mischief.
Отлича́ть пра́вду от кри́вды сложно. - To distinguish right from wrong is difficult.
Как далеко от вашего дома до па́рка? - How far is it from your house to the park?
Мы перее́хали сюда отдельно друг от дру́га три года назад. - We moved here separately three years ago.
Из-за чего он отдали́лся от свое́й сестры́? - What has estranged him from his sister?
В сего́дняшней газе́те написано, что премье́р отказа́лся от иде́и нанести́ визи́т в Америку. - Today's paper reports that the premier has given up the idea of visiting America.
Я сел отдельно от них. - I sat apart from them.
Я́блоко от я́блони недалеко́ па́дает. - The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
Обы́чаи сильно меня́ются от страны к стране́. - Social customs vary greatly from country to country.

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