What is the meaning of Of?
Expressing distance or motion.
- From (of distance, direction), "off".
- Since, from (a given time, earlier state etc.).
- From, away from (a position, number, distance etc.).
From (of distance, direction), "off".
Since, from (a given time, earlier state etc.).
From, away from (a position, number, distance etc.).
Expressing separation.
- Indicating removal, absence or separation, with the action indicated by a transitive verb and the quality or substance by a grammatical object.
Indicating removal, absence or separation, with the action indicated by a transitive verb and the quality or substance by a grammatical object.
Indicating removal, absence or separation, with resulting state indicated by an adjective.
Indicating removal, absence or separation, construed with an intransitive verb.
Expressing origin.
- Indicating an ancestral source or origin of descent.
Indicating an ancestral source or origin of descent.
Introducing an epithet that indicates a birthplace, residence, dominion, or other place associated with the individual.
Indicating a (non-physical) source of action or emotion; introducing a cause, instigation; from, out of, as an expression of.
Indicates the source or cause of the verb.
Indicates the subject or cause of the adjective.
Expressing agency.
- Indicates the agent (for most verbs, now usually expressed with by).
Indicates the agent (for most verbs, now usually expressed with by).
Used to introduce the "subjective genitive"; following a noun to form the head of a postmodifying noun phrase (see also 'Possession' senses below).
Used to indicate the agent of something described by the adjective.
Expressing composition, substance.
- Used to indicate the material or substance used.
Used to indicate the material or substance used.
Used to indicate the material of the just-mentioned object.
Indicating the composition of a given collective or quantitative noun.
Used to link a given class of things with a specific example of that class.
Links two nouns in near-apposition, with the first qualifying the second; "which is also".
Introducing subject matter.
- Links an intransitive verb, or a transitive verb and its subject (especially verbs to do with thinking, feeling, expressing etc.), with its subject-matter; concerning, with regard to.
Links an intransitive verb, or a transitive verb and its subject (especially verbs to do with thinking, feeling, expressing etc.), with its subject-matter; concerning, with regard to.
Introduces its subject matter; about, concerning.
Introduces its subject matter.
Having partitive effect.
- Introduces the whole for which is indicated only the specified part or segment; "from among".
Introduces the whole for which is indicated only the specified part or segment; "from among".
Indicates a given part.
Links to a genitive noun or possessive pronoun, with partitive effect (though now often merged with possessive senses, below).
Expressing possession.
- Belonging to, existing in, or taking place in a given location, place or time. Compare "origin" senses, above.
Belonging to, existing in, or taking place in a given location, place or time. Compare "origin" senses, above.
Belonging to (a place) through having title, ownership or control over it.
Belonging to (someone or something) as something they possess or have as a characteristic; the "possessive genitive". (With abstract nouns, this intersects with the subjective genitive, above under "agency" senses.)
Forming the "objective genitive".
- Follows an agent noun, verbal noun or noun of action.
Follows an agent noun, verbal noun or noun of action.
Expressing qualities or characteristics.
- Links an adjective with a noun or noun phrase to form a quasi-adverbial qualifier; in respect to, as regards.
Links an adjective with a noun or noun phrase to form a quasi-adverbial qualifier; in respect to, as regards.
Indicates a quality or characteristic; "characterized by".
Indicates quantity, age, price, etc.
Used to link singular indefinite nouns (preceded by the indefinite article) and attributive adjectives modified by certain common adverbs of degree.
Expressing a point in time.
- During the course of (a set period of time, day of the week etc.), now specifically with implied repetition or regularity.
During the course of (a set period of time, day of the week etc.), now specifically with implied repetition or regularity.
For (a given length of time).
Indicates duration of a state, activity etc.
Before (the hour); to (the hour).
Often used without the hour
Eye dialect spelling of have or ’ve, chiefly in depictions of colloquial speech.
Abbreviation of off, often
Synonym of àder
Alternative form of af
by (indicating the creator of a work)
of (Denoting material made of)
Indicates association or togetherness; co-.
Indicates completeness or wholeness. In verbs, also indicates perfectivity (a finished action).
Alternative form of o' (“of”)
too (to an excessive degree)
Used to express that one is an exemplar.
oof (often expressing that some task requires great effort)
ouch (used both for literally and emotionally painful situations)
ugh (expressing disgust or strong dismay)
Soft mutation of gof.
Source: wiktionary.org
- During the course of (a set period of time, day of the week etc.), now specifically with implied repetition or regularity.
- Links an adjective with a noun or noun phrase to form a quasi-adverbial qualifier; in respect to, as regards.
- Follows an agent noun, verbal noun or noun of action.
- Belonging to, existing in, or taking place in a given location, place or time. Compare "origin" senses, above.
- Introduces the whole for which is indicated only the specified part or segment; "from among".
- Links an intransitive verb, or a transitive verb and its subject (especially verbs to do with thinking, feeling, expressing etc.), with its subject-matter; concerning, with regard to.
- Used to indicate the material or substance used.
- Indicates the agent (for most verbs, now usually expressed with by).
- Indicating an ancestral source or origin of descent.
- Indicating removal, absence or separation, with the action indicated by a transitive verb and the quality or substance by a grammatical object.
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