ALL meanings of of
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O o - preposition of (used to indicate distance or direction from, separation, deprivation, etc.): within a mile of the church; south of Omaha; to be robbed of one's money. 1
- preposition of (used to indicate derivation, origin, or source): a man of good family; the plays of Shakespeare; a piece of cake. 1
- preposition of (used to indicate cause, motive, occasion, or reason): to die of hunger. 1
- preposition of (used to indicate material, component parts, substance, or contents): a dress of silk; an apartment of three rooms; a book of poems; a package of cheese. 1
- preposition of (used to indicate apposition or identity): Is that idiot of a salesman calling again? 1
- preposition of (used to indicate specific identity or a particular item within a category): the city of Chicago; thoughts of love. 1
- preposition of (used to indicate possession, connection, or association): the king of France; the property of the church. 1
- preposition of (used to indicate inclusion in a number, class, or whole): one of us. 1
- preposition of (used to indicate the objective relation, the object of the action noted by the preceding noun or the application of a verb or adjective): the ringing of bells; He writes her of home; I'm tired of working. 1
- preposition of (used to indicate reference or respect): There is talk of peace. 1
- preposition of (used to indicate qualities or attributes): an ambassador of remarkable tact. 1
- preposition of (used to indicate a specified time): They arrived of an evening. 1
- preposition of Chiefly Northern U.S. before the hour of; until: twenty minutes of five. 1
- preposition of on the part of: It was very mean of you to laugh at me. 1
- preposition of in respect to: fleet of foot. 1
- preposition of from: derivation, origin 1
- preposition of set aside for or devoted to: a minute of prayer. 1
- preposition of possession, connection 1
- preposition of Archaic. by: consumed of worms. 1
- preposition of ownership, authorship 1
- preposition of formed from: material 1
- preposition of relation of part to whole 1
- preposition of connection between nouns 1
- preposition of relation of numbers, values, etc. 1
- preposition of direction from 1
- preposition of qualifies an adjective 1
- preposition of distance 1
- preposition of time: before, to 1
- preposition of separation 1
- preposition of apposition 1
- preposition of inclusion 1
- preposition of indicating attributes 1
- preposition of on the part of 1
- preposition of in respect of, with reference to 1
- preposition of indicates cause 1
- noun of Expressing the relationship between a part and a whole. 1
- preposition of You use of to combine two nouns when the first noun identifies the feature of the second noun that you want to talk about. 0
- preposition of You use of to combine two nouns, or a noun and a present participle, when the second noun or present participle defines or gives more information about the first noun. 0
- preposition of You use of after nouns referring to actions to specify the person or thing that is affected by the action or that performs the action. For example, 'the kidnapping of the child' refers to an action affecting a child; 'the arrival of the next train' refers to an action performed by a train. 0
- preposition of You use of after words and phrases referring to quantities or groups of things to indicate the substance or thing that is being measured. 0
- preposition of You use of after the name of someone or something to introduce the institution or place they belong to or are connected with. 0
- preposition of You use of after a noun referring to a container to form an expression referring to the container and its contents. 0
- preposition of You use of after a count noun and before an uncount noun when you want to talk about an individual piece or item. 0
- preposition of You use of to indicate the materials or things that form something. 0
- preposition of You use of after a noun which specifies a particular part of something, to introduce the thing that it is a part of. 0
- preposition of You use of after some verbs to indicate someone or something else involved in the action. 0
- preposition of You use of after some adjectives to indicate the thing that a feeling or quality relates to. 0
- preposition of You use of before a word referring to the person who performed an action when saying what you think about the action. 0
- preposition of You use of after a noun which describes someone or something, to introduce the person or thing you are talking about. 0
- preposition of If something is more of or less of a particular thing, it is that thing to a greater or smaller degree. 0