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English

Etymology

Old English of

Pronunciation

• ( stressed ): ŏv, /ɒv/, /Qv/

  Rhymes: -ɒv

• ( unstressed ): əv, /əv/, /@v/

Preposition

of

1. Belonging to or associated with. When applied to a person or persons, the possessive is generally used.

   The properties of this substance are interesting.

   I could hear the sounds of heavy machinery and of workers.

   That person is a friend of mine and a friend of my children's.

2. Containing, comprising or made from; may be used directly with a verb or adjectival phrase

   Could you bring me a glass of water?

   This is an unusually long list of examples.

   First, cut a small square of cloth.

   The suit was made of wool.

   Could you bring me a glass half full of water?

3. Connects a quantifier with the thing quantified.

   The team included several of the world's top experts in the field.

   The rocket reached a height of over 100 km.

4. Connects a noun derived from a verb with the object of that verb.

   Some resisted the admission of the new members to the club.

   This chemical increases the conduction of action potentials in the neuron.

5. ( time expressions ) Before.

   It's almost a quarter of four.

6. Connects a jurisdiction to its name.

   The city of Lawrence is located on the Kaw river.

7. Indicates the age of a person.

   That's a big responsibility for a boy of seven.

   That's a big responsibility for a boy of seven years.

Related terms

• bill of goods
• by way of
• come of
• in excess of
• in respect of
• in terms of
• kind of
• of all
• of an
• of course
• out of
• point of view
• sort of
• time of day
• tired of
• way of life

Translations

belonging to or associated with

containing, comprising or made from

connects a quantifier with quantified

connects a noun derived from a verb with the object

( time ) before

connecting a jurisdiction to it's name

indicative of age

• Catalan : de
• Chinese : 的 (de)
• Esperanto : de (1, 2, 3, 4, 7), da (2), el (2, 3), antaŭ (5)
• Greek : του m,n sing της f sing των m,f,n pl
• Hebrew : של
• Indonesian : dari
• Interlingua : de
• Italian : di
• Japanese : の
• Jèrriais : dé
• Korean : 의 (eui)
• Romanian : al m sg , a f sg , ale f . pl . , ai m . pl . (1), de (2)
• Thai : ของ
• Tok Pisin : bilong
• Yiddish : פון

See also

• 's

Dutch

Conjunction

of

1. or

Old English

Etymology

Unstressed form of æf

Preposition

of

1. Of

Other Translations for "of"

Braille 6 Dot
Braille 8 Dot
Sign Language Spelling
Morse Code		--- ..-.
Binary		1101111 1100110
Hex		6F66
Pig Latin		ofway

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