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Of
English
Pronunciation
- (stressed): ŏv, /ɒv/, /Qv/
- Rhymes: -ɒv
- (unstressed): əv, /əv/, /@v/
Preposition
of
- 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.
- 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?
- 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.
- 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.
- (time expressions) Before.
- It's almost a quarter of four.
- Connects a jurisdiction to its name.
- The city of Lawrence is located on the Kaw river.
- 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
Note: These are now out of sync.
- Chinese: 的 (de)
- Dutch: van
- Esperanto: de (1, 2, 3, 4, 7), da (2), el (2, 3), antaŭ (5)
- French: de
- German: von
- Indonesian: dari
- Interlingua: de
- Italian: di
- Japanese: の
- Korean: 의 (eui)
- Portuguese: de
- Romanian: al m sg, a f sg, ale f pl, ai m pl (1), de (2)
- Spanish: de
- Tok Pisin: bilong
See also
Dutch
Conjunction
of
- or
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