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