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 Definitions of of  [ʌv, ɒv; unstressed əv or, esp. before consonants, ə]  

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Definition of 'of' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (prep.) of
(used to indicate distance or direction from, separation, deprivation, etc.):
within a mile of the house; robbed of one's money.

2.  of
(used to indicate derivation or origin):
the songs of Gershwin.

3.  of
(used to indicate cause or reason):
dead of hunger.

4.  of
(used to indicate material, substance, or contents):
a dress of silk; a book of poems.

5.  of
(used to indicate apposition or identity):
a genius of a pilot.

6.  of
(used to indicate possession or association):
property of the church.

7.  of
(used to indicate inclusion in a number, class, or whole):
one of us.

8.  of
(used to indicate the object of the action noted by the preceding noun, verb, or adjective):
the ringing of bells; to write of home; tired of working.

9.  of
(used to indicate qualities or attributes):
a woman of courage.

10.  of
(used to indicate a specified time):
They arrived of an evening.

11.  of
before the hour of; until:
ten minutes of one.

12.  of
on the part of:
It was nice of you to come.

13.  of
set aside for or devoted to:
a minute of prayer.

14.  of
Archaic. by:
consumed of worms.

15.  of
have: He should of asked me.

16.  OF
Old French.


Definition of 'of' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (preposition) of
indicates what sb or sth relates or belongs to or forms a part of
the name of the school; a friend of mine; a representative of the government; a piece of the puzzle; the beginning of the year

2.  of
indicates what sth contains, or consists of
a glass of milk; a group of protesters; a book of short stories

3.  of
indicates a measurement or date
a ton of cement; a tablespoon of butter; a rate of 2.2%; the third of August

4.  of
showing or concerning sb or sth
a picture of a family; an architect's plan of the building; the history of our country

5.  of
indicates a specific example of a more general word
the state of Pennsylvania; The thought of leaving worried him.

6.  of
from a group
a few of the boys; one of the books

7.  of
indicates a particular number
at the age of 5; a decrease of 20%

8.  of
indicates what causes sth
the effects of poor diet on your health; He died of a rare disease.; a fear of heights

9.  of
indicates who created a number of works of art, music, etc.
the music of Mozart; the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright

10.  of
indicates who or what does sth
the movement of the crowd; the mooing of the cows

11.  of
indicates who shows a particular trait
That was nice of him!; It was mean of you to ignore her.

12.  of
indicates a number of minutes before an hour
It's ten of four.

13.  of
quarter of
fifteen minutes before
It's quarter of one.


Translation of 'of' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: belonging to
a friend of mine.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: van Arabic flag Arabic: خاصَّة، يَخُص، لِ Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: на
Brazilian flag Brazilian: de Czech flag Czech: (patřící k) German flag German: von
Danish flag Danish: af Greek flag Greek: που ανήκει σε (για κτήση) Spanish flag Spanish: de
Estonian flag Estonian: (omastav kääne) Farsi flag Farsi: علامت کسره French flag French: de
Hebrew flag Hebrew: שֶׁל Hindi flag Hindi: का Croatian flag Croatian: nečiji, koji nekome pripa
Hungarian flag Hungarian: (a birtokviszony kifejező Indonesian flag Indonesian: milik Icelandic flag Icelandic: af, meðal
Italian flag Italian: di Japanese flag Japanese: ~の Korean flag Korean: (소유, 소속) …의, ...에 속하는
Latvian flag Latvian: (norāda piederību) Malay flag Malay: (not translated) Dutch flag Dutch: van
Norwegian flag Norwegian: av Persian flag Persian: از، علامت کسره Pashto flag Pashto: د
Portuguese flag Portuguese: de Romanian flag Romanian: al, a Russian flag Russian: указывает на владельца че
Slovak flag Slovak: patriaci k Slovenian flag Slovenian: od Serbian flag Serbian: od
Swedish flag Swedish: till Thai flag Thai: ของ Turkish flag Turkish: (Not: bir kimse veya nesn
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 屬於…的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: вказує на належність Urdu flag Urdu: کا، سے منسوب
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: của Chinese flag Chinese: 属于...的

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