от

Meanings

1. for, against a purposeот + object in genitive case
2. fromrange
3. frompart of a wholeот + object in genitive case
4. fromsomeoneот + person in genitive case
5. fromdistanceот + place in genitive case
6. from
7. fromcauseот + cause in genitive case
8. fromawayот + place in genitive case
9. ofот + time in genitive case
10. off

Usage notes

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

Examples

• Э́то зави́сит от конте́кста.
  That depends on the context.
• Ты просто убега́ешь от жи́зненных пробле́м.
  You're just running away from life's problems.
• Нельзя ожида́ть всего от шко́лы.
  One can't expect everything from schools.