Russian prefix от-

  The prefix от- comes from a preposition от (from, of). Words with от- often mean moving away from somewhere.

отсюда - from here, hence

откуда - where from

отойти - leave, withdraw, stand back

отъехать - pull off, drive off

отлететь - fly off

отбежать - run away

отнести - carry away

отменить - to cancel

отложить - lay aside, save

отстать - fall behind

отвернуться - face away, turn one's back

отодвинуться - to move away

Sentences:

От деревни до города 50 километров. - It's 50 km from the village to the city.

Мне отсюда ничего не видно. - I can't see anything from here.

Откуда ты родом? - Where are you from?

Машина отъехала от дома. - A car drove away from the house.

Отойди от меня! - Move away from me!

Он отстал от нас. - He fell behind us.

Увидев это, она отвернулась. - After seeing it, she turned away.

Мячик отлетел от стены. - A ball flew away from the wall.

Девочка отодвинулась от стола. - The girl moved away from the table.

Отнеси это туда. - Take it there.

Я отложила для тебя книги. - I saved some books for you.

Урок отменили. - The lesson was canceled.

As you probably noticed, after verbs with от- we often use the preposition от, but there can be other prepositions as well depending on the sentence.

Спортсмен отбежал от стены. - A sportsman ran away from the wall.

Собака отбежала на пару метров. - A dog ran two meters away.

Кошка отбежала в сторону. - A cat ran aside.