от

Daily used word (top 100)

1.
from (away)
от + place in genitive case
Отодви́нь крова́ть от стены́.
Move the bed away from the wall.
2.
from (part of a whole)
от + object in genitive case
Э́то рука́в от руба́шки.
It's a shirt's sleeve.
3.
from (cause)
от + cause in genitive case
Он у́мер от диабе́та.
He died from diabetes.
4.
from (distance)
от + place in genitive case
От Петербу́рга до Москвы́ о́коло 650 км
It's about 650 km from Moscow to Saint Petersburg.
5.
from (someone)
от + person in genitive case
Это пода́рок от ма́мы.
It's a gift from my mom.
6.
from (range)
Биле́ты сто́ят от 200 до 400 рубле́й.
Tickets cost from 200 to 400 roubles.
7.
for, against a purpose
от + object in genitive case
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.
8.
of
от + time in genitive case
Российская академия наук учреждена по распоряжению императора Петра I Указом правительствующего Сената от 28 января (8 февраля) 1724 года
The Russian Academy of Sciences was established by order of Emperor Peter I by Decree of the Governing Senate of January 28 (February 8), 1724

Usage info

От +genitive: (i) От appears in contexts involving protection, evasion, riddance etc.:

Я уста́л от рабо́ты.I was tired of the work.

Я не смог удержа́ться от сме́ха.I couldn't help laughing out.

Мне ста́ло плохо от у́стриц, кото́рые я съел вчера́ вечером.Those oysters I ate last night didn't agree with me.