Top 100preposition

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[ɐt]to denote the starting point of the movement of something

Frequency rank #65 About 1 in every 450 words in Russian film and TV. The top 100 words make up 53.1% of everything said.

от #65

Meaning

to denote the starting point of the movement of something
to denote a reference point in comparison with the position of something else
used with certain verbs to denote literal or figurative distance from the indirect object

Э́то от него́.

This is from him.

отойти́ от костра́

to move away from a fire

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