Of - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
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Brit.
|ɒv|
preposition
- 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, II.5.3.ii:
- (North America, Scotland, Ireland) Before (the hour); to. [from 19th c.]
- Expressing separation.Indicating removal, absence or separation, with the action indicated by a transitive verb and the quality or substance by a grammatical object. [from 10th c.]
- Indicating removal, absence or separation, with resulting state indicated by an adjective. [from 10th c.]
- Expressing origin.Indicating an ancestral source or origin of descent. [from 9th c.]
- Indicating a (non-physical) source of action or emotion; introducing a cause, instigation; from, out of, as an expression of. [from 9th c.]
- Following an intransitive verb: indicating the source or cause of the verb. [from 10th c.]
- Following an adjective. [from 13th c.]
- Expressing agency.Following a passive verb to indicate the agent (for most verbs, now usually expressed with by). [from 9th c.]
- Used to introduce the "subjective genitive"; following a noun to form the head of a postmodifying noun phrase. [from 13th c.]
- Following an adjective, used to indicate the agent of something described by the adjective. [from 16th c.]
- Expressing composition, substance.After a verb expressing construction, making etc., used to indicate the material or substance used. [from 9th c.]
- Directly following a noun, used to indicate the material from which it is made. [from 10th c.]
- Indicating the composition of a given collective or quantitative noun. [from 12th c.]
- Used to link a given class of things with a specific example of that class. [from 12th c.]
- Linking two nouns in near-apposition, with the first qualifying the second; "which is also". [from 14th c.]
- Introducing subject matter.Linking an intransitive verb, or a transitive verb and its subject (especially verbs to do with thinking, feeling, expressing etc.), with its subject-matter: concerning, with regard to. [from 10th c.]
- Following a noun (now chiefly nouns of knowledge, communication etc.), to introduce its subject matter; about, concerning. [from 12th c.]
- Following an adjective, to introduce its subject matter. [from 15th c.]
- Having partitive effect.Following a number or other quantitive word: introducing the whole for which is indicated only the specified part or segment; "from among". [from 9th c.]
- Following a noun indicating a given part. [from 9th c.]
- (now archaic, literary) With preceding partitive word assumed, or as a predicate after to be: some, an amount of, one of. [from 9th c.]
- Linking to a genitive noun or possessive pronoun, with partitive effect (though now often merged with possessive senses, below). [from 13th c.]
- Expressing possession.Belonging to, existing in, or taking place in a given location, place or time. Compare "origin" senses, above. [from 9th c.]
- Belonging to (a place) through having title, ownership or control over it. [from 9th c.]
- Belonging to (someone or something) as something they possess or have as a characteristic; the "possessive genitive". (With abstract nouns, this intersects with the subjective genitive, above under "agency" senses.) [from 13th c.]
- Forming the "objective genitive".Following an agent noun, verbal noun or noun of action. [from 12th c.]
- Expressing qualities or characteristics.(now archaic or literary) Linking an adjective with a noun or noun phrase to form a quasi-adverbial qualifier; in respect of, as regards. [from 13th c.]
- Indicating a quality or characteristic; "characterized by". [from 13th c.]
- Indicating quantity, age, price etc. [from 13th c.]
- Expressing a point in time.(chiefly regional) During the course of (a set period of time, day of the week etc.), now specifically with implied repetition or regularity. [from 9th c.]
- (UK dialectal) For (a given length of time), chiefly in negative constructions. [from 13th c.]
Against headache, vertigo, vapours which ascend forth of the stomach to molest the head, read Hercules de Saxonia and others.
- 1616, William Shakespeare, Two Gentlemen of Verona, IV.4:one that I brought vp of a puppy [...] I was sent to deliuer him, as a present to Mistris Siluia, from my Master.
- 2010, Simon Tisdall, The Guardian, 29 Jul 2010:Obama has been obliged to make nice of late in hope of rescuing the moribund two-state process and preventing resumed West Bank settlement building.
- From, away from (a position, number, distance etc.). [from 10th c.]- (North America, Scotland, Ireland) Before (the hour); to. [from 19th c.]
- Expressing separation.Indicating removal, absence or separation, with the action indicated by a transitive verb and the quality or substance by a grammatical object. [from 10th c.]
- Indicating removal, absence or separation, with resulting state indicated by an adjective. [from 10th c.]
- Expressing origin.Indicating an ancestral source or origin of descent. [from 9th c.]
- Indicating a (non-physical) source of action or emotion; introducing a cause, instigation; from, out of, as an expression of. [from 9th c.]
- Following an intransitive verb: indicating the source or cause of the verb. [from 10th c.]
- Following an adjective. [from 13th c.]
- Expressing agency.Following a passive verb to indicate the agent (for most verbs, now usually expressed with by). [from 9th c.]
- Used to introduce the "subjective genitive"; following a noun to form the head of a postmodifying noun phrase. [from 13th c.]
- Following an adjective, used to indicate the agent of something described by the adjective. [from 16th c.]
- Expressing composition, substance.After a verb expressing construction, making etc., used to indicate the material or substance used. [from 9th c.]
- Directly following a noun, used to indicate the material from which it is made. [from 10th c.]
- Indicating the composition of a given collective or quantitative noun. [from 12th c.]
- Used to link a given class of things with a specific example of that class. [from 12th c.]
- Linking two nouns in near-apposition, with the first qualifying the second; "which is also". [from 14th c.]
- Introducing subject matter.Linking an intransitive verb, or a transitive verb and its subject (especially verbs to do with thinking, feeling, expressing etc.), with its subject-matter: concerning, with regard to. [from 10th c.]
- Following a noun (now chiefly nouns of knowledge, communication etc.), to introduce its subject matter; about, concerning. [from 12th c.]
- Following an adjective, to introduce its subject matter. [from 15th c.]
- Having partitive effect.Following a number or other quantitive word: introducing the whole for which is indicated only the specified part or segment; "from among". [from 9th c.]
- Following a noun indicating a given part. [from 9th c.]
- (now archaic, literary) With preceding partitive word assumed, or as a predicate after to be: some, an amount of, one of. [from 9th c.]
- Linking to a genitive noun or possessive pronoun, with partitive effect (though now often merged with possessive senses, below). [from 13th c.]
- Expressing possession.Belonging to, existing in, or taking place in a given location, place or time. Compare "origin" senses, above. [from 9th c.]
- Belonging to (a place) through having title, ownership or control over it. [from 9th c.]
- Belonging to (someone or something) as something they possess or have as a characteristic; the "possessive genitive". (With abstract nouns, this intersects with the subjective genitive, above under "agency" senses.) [from 13th c.]
- Forming the "objective genitive".Following an agent noun, verbal noun or noun of action. [from 12th c.]
- Expressing qualities or characteristics.(now archaic or literary) Linking an adjective with a noun or noun phrase to form a quasi-adverbial qualifier; in respect of, as regards. [from 13th c.]
- Indicating a quality or characteristic; "characterized by". [from 13th c.]
- Indicating quantity, age, price etc. [from 13th c.]
- Expressing a point in time.(chiefly regional) During the course of (a set period of time, day of the week etc.), now specifically with implied repetition or regularity. [from 9th c.]
- (UK dialectal) For (a given length of time), chiefly in negative constructions. [from 13th c.]
I've not tekken her out of a goodly long while.
- Used after a noun to indicate duration of a state, activity etc. [from 18th c.]verb
- (usually in modal perfect constructions) Representing have or 've, chiefly in depictions of colloquial speech.
noun
- (initialism) Old French.
- (baseball, initialism) Outfield.
- (baseball, initialism) Outfielder.
- (initialism) Alternative form of OF.
- (baseball, initialism) Outfield.
- (baseball, initialism) Outfielder.
- (initialism) Alternative form of OF.
prefix
- (UK) a regulatory body for a specified industry
Extra examples
He is a coworker of mine.
I threw out that old shirt of yours.
She's a friend of my mother's.
He had the support of his family to help him.
The plays of William Shakespeare
What is the name of the band?
We admired the courage of the young woman.
The President of the United States
What is the total cost of the repairs?
The value of the antique is high.
Avocado salad is a favourite of mine.
Product inspection is the responsibility of the employees themselves.
'Sunflowers' is one of his best-known paintings.
Two of the guests are vegetarian.
He's always been frightened of spiders.
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