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- Dictionaryof/ɒv/
preposition
- 1. expressing the relationship between a part and a whole.
- 2. expressing the relationship between a scale or measure and a value: "an increase of 5%"
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a. used as a function word to indicate the whole that includes the part denoted by the preceding word. most of the army. b. used as a function word to indicate a whole or quantity from which a part is removed or expended. gave of his time. 5.
used to show possession, belonging, or origin: a friend of mine. the president of the United States. employees of the company. the color of his hair. a habit of mine. that revolting dog of hers. the love of a good woman. the complete plays of (= written by) Lorca.
11 meanings: 1. used with a verbal noun or gerund to link it with a following noun that is either the subject or the object of.... Click for more definitions.
zz. Of definition: (used to indicate distance or direction from, separation, deprivation, etc.). See examples of OF used in a sentence.
Definition of of preposition in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
OF definition: 1. belonging or relating to someone or something: 2. used after words that show an amount: 3…. Learn more.
of. (əv , STRONG ʌv ) language note: In addition to the uses shown below, of is used after some verbs, nouns, and adjectives in order to introduce extra information. Of is also used in phrasal prepositions such as `because of,' `instead of,' and `in spite of,' and in phrasal verbs such as `make of' and `dispose of.'.
Origin of Old English. of meaning, definition, what is of: used to show what a part belongs to or c...: Learn more.
of course. — see 1 course. OF meaning: 1 : belonging to, relating to, or connected with (someone or something); 2 : used to indicate that someone or something belongs to a group of people or things.
Origin of Of. From Middle English of, from Old English of (“of, from" ), an unstressed form of af, æf (“from, off, away" ), from Proto-Germanic *ab (“from" ), from Proto-Indo-European *hâ‚‚epo (“from, off, back" ).
