Definition of of in English English dictionary
- Old French
- Expressing separation
He was kindly treated by the people at Saco, and recovered of his wounds.
- Expressing direction
Fellow Democrats, he began, I left Washington at a quarter of two this morning.....
- Expressing qualities or characteristics
A police car, traveling southbound at a speed of 40.0 m/s, approaches with its siren producing sound at a frequency of 2 500 Hz.
- Forming the "objective genitive"
Antifeminism has been a credible cover and an effective vehicle because the hatred of women is not politically anathema on either the Right or the Left.
- Expressing agency
Morrissey's spokesperson says he is considering the offer. It would perhaps be rude of him to decline.
- Expressing possession
It amounts to knocking on the door of No 10 then running away.
- Having partitive|partitive]] effect
In its flattering way, the press tried to invest this habit of Bush's with the sense that it was indicative of a particularly sharp wit.
- Common misspelling of 've
You couldn't of known, Livio says.
- Expressing composition, substance
I'm having a bitch of a day, he says, after ordering a restorative pint of Guinness and flopping down in a seat by the front window.
- Expressing origin
Lib Dems were appalled by Mr Boles’s offer, however kindly meant: the party is so frightened of losing its independence under Mr Clegg that such a pact would “kill” him, says a senior member.
- Introducing subject matter
The same secludedness and isolation to which the schoolmaster whale betakes himself in his advancing years, is true of all aged Sperm Whales.
- {p} concerning, among, according to, by, in, from
- juncaceous
- You can use of to say what time it is by indicating how many minutes there are before the hour mentioned. At about a quarter of eight in the evening Joe Urber calls We got to the beach at five of one in the afternoon
- An abbreviation representing an open-face watch, which is a watch with a cover on the reverse and a crystal only over the face on the obverse
- You use of after some verbs to indicate someone or something else involved in the action. He'd been dreaming of her Listen, I shall be thinking of you always Her parents did not approve of her decision
- Connects a noun derived from a verb with the object of that verb
- of WEAK STRONG 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'
- 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. the reduction of trade union power inside the party. the assessment of future senior managers. the death of their father
- You use of after words and phrases referring to quantities or groups of things to indicate the substance or thing that is being measured. 7.6 litres of pure alcohol. dozens of people. billions of dollars. a collection of short stories
- Denoting the agent, or person by whom, or thing by which, anything is, or is done; by
- You use of after a noun such as `month' or `year' to indicate the length of time that some state or activity continues. eight bruising years of war The project has gone through nearly a dozen years of planning
- Denoting the material of which anything is composed, or that which it contains; as, a throne of gold; a sword of steel; a wreath of mist; a cup of water
- Denoting relation to place or time; belonging to, or connected with; as, men of Athens; the people of the Middle Ages; in the days of Herod
- You use of after a noun which specifies a particular part of something, to introduce the thing that it is a part of. the other side of the square We had almost reached the end of the street. the beginning of the year Edward disappeared around 9.30pm on the 23rd of July. the core of the problem
- {e} belonging to; native to; on, upon; characterized by; separated from; coming from (a direction)
- Denoting possession or ownership, or the relation of subject to attribute; as, the apartment of the consul: the power of the king; a man of courage; the gate of heaven
- You use of after a noun which describes someone or something, to introduce the person or thing you are talking about. an awkward, slow-moving giant of a man
- You use of to combine two nouns when the first noun identifies the feature of the second noun that you want to talk about. The average age of the women interviewed was only 21.5. the population of this town The aim of the course is to help students to comprehend the structure of contemporary political and social systems
- You use of before a word referring to the person who performed an action when saying what you think about the action. This has been so nice, so terribly kind of you That's certainly very generous of you Tony
- You use of to specify an amount, value, or age. Last Thursday, Nick announced record revenues of $3.4 billion He has been sentenced to a total of 21 years in prison since 1973 young people under the age of 16 years
- Denoting part of an aggregate or whole; belonging to a number or quantity mentioned; out of; from amongst; as, of this little he had some to spare; some of the mines were unproductive; most of the company
- If something is more of or less of a particular thing, it is that thing to a greater or smaller degree. Your extra fat may be more of a health risk than you realize As time goes by, sleeping becomes less of a problem
- You use of to indicate a characteristic or quality that someone or something has. She is a woman of enviable beauty. a matter of overwhelming importance
- 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. She let out a little cry of pain. the problem of a national shortage of teachers. an idealized but hazy notion of world socialism. the recession of 1974-75
- Before
- prep w dat , from, out of, of, away from, contrary to, by
- In a general sense, from, or out from; proceeding from; belonging to; relating to; concerning; used in a variety of applications; as: Denoting that from which anything proceeds; indicating origin, source, descent, and the like; as, he is of a race of kings; he is of noble blood
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- Outfield, Outfielder
- During; in the course of
- Indicates the age of a person
- Connects a jurisdiction to its name
- You use of after a noun referring to a container to form an expression referring to the container and its contents. Conder opened another bottle of wine a box of tissues. a packet of cigarettes. a roomful of people
- Denoting nearness or distance, either in space or time; from; as, within a league of the town; within an hour of the appointed time
- You use of after some adjectives to indicate the thing that a feeling or quality relates to. I have grown very fond of Alec His father was quite naturally very proud of him I think everyone was scared of her
- You use of after a count noun and before an uncount noun when you want to talk about an individual piece or item. a blade of grass Marina ate only one slice of bread With a stick of chalk he wrote her order on a blackboard
- Degrees, Farenheit; a temperature scale
- Connects a quantifier with the thing quantified
- Denoting identity or equivalence; used with a name or appellation, and equivalent to the relation of apposition; as, the continent of America; the city of Rome; the Island of Cuba
- Denoting reference to a thing; about; concerning; relating to; as, to boast of one's achievements
- You use of after the name of someone or something to introduce the institution or place they belong to or are connected with. the Prince of Wales. the Finance Minister of Bangladesh
- Raenglish | adronato
- Denoting passage from one state to another; from
- prep of [OE of]
- 1) as part in the whole -- "What is 75% of 210?" (131) 2) as a group -- " the ratio of worm-users to minnow-users was five to two " (200)
- Original finish May be plastic, resin, or china, and are shown without altering their appearance as they came from the factory
- Oil filters
- Belonging to or associated with. When applied to a person or persons, the possessive is generally used
- Containing, comprising or made from; may be used directly with a verb or adjectival phrase
- (prep ) Xo, tsoh; ok, ohkh; Usage Note: See General Grammar for the usage of each of these words
- Denoting that by which a person or thing is actuated or impelled; also, the source of a purpose or action; as, they went of their own will; no body can move of itself; he did it of necessity
- You use of to indicate the materials or things that form something. local decorations of wood and straw. loose-fitting garments of linen. a mixture of paint-thinner and petrol
- a
It’s six a clock.
- of all
- Used as an intensifier with nouns to denote being ultimate
- of all
- Used as an intensifier with superlative forms of adjectives
He was the greatest playwright of all.
- of course
- Asserts that the associated phrase should not be argued, particularly if it is obvious or there is no choice in the matter
You will, of course, surrender all your future rights to the property.
- of course
- Indicates enthusiastic agreement
Of course I'll go with you.
- of course
- Acknowledges the validity of the associated phrase
Of course, there will be a few problems along the way.
- of late
- In the recent past; recently; lately
I have not visited them of late, but I hear they are doing well.
- of note
- something worthy of being remembered mentally or in writing
- of sorts
- Resembling; similar to; in a way; partial or not entire; somewhat
He wrote a polite retraction, as an apology of sorts for his harsh words.
- offing
- The foreseeable future. Chiefly in the phrase in the offing
- offing
- The distance that a ship at sea keeps away from land, often because of navigational dangers, fog and other hazards; a position at a distance from shore
We beat off shore during the whole of the night, when the weather moderated, and at daybreak we found out that we had not gained much offing, in consequence of the current….
- offing
- The area of the sea in which a ship can be seen in the distance from land, excluding the parts nearest the shore, and beyond the anchoring ground
That's the Grampus's crew. I seed her reported in the offing this morning; a three years' voyage, and a full ship.
- offing
- Present participle of off
- offing
- {n} a sea-term for the open or full sea
- of all
- See: 'of all people'
- Of this
- hereof
- Of which
- whose
- Of whom
- whose
- of course
- emphasis You use of course in order to emphasize a statement that you are making, especially when you are agreeing or disagreeing with someone. `I expect you're right.' --- `Of course I'm right.' `You will strictly observe your diet: no wine or spirits, very little meat.' --- `Of course.'
- of course
- emphasis Of course not is an emphatic way of saying no. `You're not really seriously considering this thing, are you?' --- `No, of course not.'
- of course
- as might be expected; "naturally, the lawyer sent us a huge bill"
- of course
- formulae You use of course as a polite way of giving permission. `Can I just say something about the cup game on Saturday?' --- `Yes of course you can.' `Could I see these documents?' --- `Of course.'
- of course
- You say of course to suggest that something is normal, obvious, or well-known, and should therefore not surprise the person you are talking to. Of course there were lots of other interesting things at the exhibition `I have read about you in the newspapers of course,' Charlie said The only honest answer is, of course, yes. = naturally
- of course
- certainly, surely
- of interest
- interesting, worth looking into
- of late
- lately, recently, in recent times
- of late
- in the recent past; "he was in Paris recently"; "lately the rules have been enforced"; "as late as yesterday she was fine"; "feeling better of late"; "the spelling was first affected, but latterly the meaning also"
- of mine
- belonging to me, possessed by myself alone, mine
- of sorts
- of poor quality; of one kind or another
- of time
- {s} time
I have heard this story scores of times.
- I've heard this story scores of times.
I've heard this story scores of times.
- I have heard this story scores of times.
- of time
- temporal
- offing
- That part of the sea at a good distance from the shore, or where there is deep water and no need of a pilot; also, distance from the shore; as, the ship had ten miles offing; we saw a ship in the offing
- offing
- Distance from land
- offing
- the part of the sea that can be seen from the shore and is beyond the anchoring area; "there was a ship in the offing"
- offing
- The distance that a ship at sea keeps away from land because of navigational dangers, fog and other hazards
- offing
- To seaward, a safe distance from shore
- offing
- The distant part of the sea visible from the shore
- offing
- {i} distant part of the sea visible from the shore; remote place far from the shore, high seas
- offing
- the part of the sea that can be seen from the shore and is beyond the anchoring area; "there was a ship in the offing" the near or foreseeable future; "there was a wedding in the offing
- offing
- the near or foreseeable future; "there was a wedding in the offing"
- offing
- the near or foreseeable future; "there was a wedding in the offing
- offing
- Implies out at sea, or at a good distance from the shore, where there is deep water and no need for a pilot to conduct the ship
- offing
- If you say that something is in the offing, you mean that it is likely to happen soon. A general amnesty for political prisoners may be in the offing. = imminent. be in the offing to be likely to happen soon (offing (17-20 centuries), from off)
