of
1(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.
(used to indicate derivation, origin, or source): a man of good family; the plays of Shakespeare; a piece of cake.
(used to indicate cause, motive, occasion, or reason): to die of hunger.
(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.
(used to indicate apposition or identity): Is that idiot of a salesman calling again?
(used to indicate specific identity or a particular item within a category): the city of Chicago; thoughts of love.
(used to indicate possession, connection, or association): the king of France; the property of the church.
(used to indicate inclusion in a number, class, or whole): one of us.
(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.
(used to indicate reference or respect): There is talk of peace.
(used to indicate qualities or attributes): an ambassador of remarkable tact.
(used to indicate a specified time): They arrived of an evening.
Chiefly Northern U.S. before the hour of; until: twenty minutes of five.
on the part of: It was very mean of you to laugh at me.
in respect to: fleet of foot.
set aside for or devoted to: a minute of prayer.
Archaic. by: consumed of worms.
Origin of of
1usage note For of
Other definitions for of (2 of 4)
have: He should of asked me first.
Origin of of
2usage note For of
- Compare a4.
Other definitions for OF (3 of 4)
Other definitions for of- (4 of 4)
variant of ob- (by assimilation) before f: offend.
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How to use of in a sentence
The Dallas Cowboys sell out their state-of-the art football stadium.
We happily hoist our egg nog in the air, embrace each other, and raise our out-of-tune voices in song.
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You never know when you are going to stumble upon a jewel in the most out-of-the-way corner.
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Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairMr. Slocum was not educated in a university, and his life has been in by-paths, and out-of-the-way places.
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British Dictionary definitions for of (1 of 2)
/ (ɒv, unstressed əv) /
used with a verbal noun or gerund to link it with a following noun that is either the subject or the object of the verb embedded in the gerund: the breathing of a fine swimmer (subject); the breathing of clean air (object)
used to indicate possession, origin, or association: the house of my sister; to die of hunger
used after words or phrases expressing quantities: a pint of milk
constituted by, containing, or characterized by: a family of idiots; a rod of iron; a man of some depth
used to indicate separation, as in time or space: within a mile of the town; within ten minutes of the beginning of the concert
used to mark apposition: the city of Naples; a speech on the subject of archaeology
about; concerning: speak to me of love
used in passive constructions to indicate the agent: he was beloved of all
informal used to indicate a day or part of a period of time when some activity habitually occurs: I go to the pub of an evening
US before the hour of: a quarter of nine
Origin of of
1of
British Dictionary definitions for OF (2 of 2)
Old French (language)
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