of

1 of 3

preposition

əv,

before consonants also ə;

ˈəv

ˈäv

—used as a function word to indicate a point of reckoning

north of the lake

—used as a function word to indicate origin or derivation

a man of noble birth

—used as a function word to indicate the cause, motive, or reason

died of flu

: by

plays of Shakespeare

: on the part of

very kind of you

: occurring in

a fish of the western Atlantic

—used as a function word to indicate the component material, parts, or elements or the contents

throne of goldcup of water

—used as a function word to indicate the whole that includes the part denoted by the preceding word

most of the army

—used as a function word to indicate a whole or quantity from which a part is removed or expended

gave of his time

: relating to : about

stories of her travels

: in respect to

slow of speech

—used as a function word to indicate belonging or a possessive relationship

king of England

—used as a function word to indicate relationship between a result determined by a function or operation and a basic entity (such as an independent variable)

a function of xthe product of two numbers

—used as a function word to indicate something from which a person or thing is delivered

eased of her pain

or with respect to which someone or something is made destitute

robbed of all their belongings

—used as a function word to indicate a particular example belonging to the class denoted by the preceding noun

the city of Rome

—used as a function word to indicate apposition

that fool of a husband

—used as a function word to indicate the object of an action denoted or implied by the preceding noun

love of nature

—used as a function word to indicate the application of a verb

cheats him of a dollar

or of an adjective

fond of candy

—used as a function word to indicate a characteristic or distinctive quality or possession

a woman of courage

—used as a function word to indicate the position in time of an action or occurrence

died of a Monday

: before

quarter of ten

archaic : on

a plague of all cowards—

William Shakespeare

2 of 3

auxiliary verb

əv,

before consonants also ə

nonstandard

: have

—used in place of the contraction 've often in representations of uneducated speech

I could of beat them easy—

Ring Lardner

3 of 3

abbreviation

outfield

Example Sentences

Preposition He is a coworker of mine. I threw out that old shirt of yours. She's a friend of my mother's. He had the support of his family to help him. the plays of William Shakespeare What is the name of the band? We admired the courage of the young woman. the President of the United States What is the total cost of the repairs? The value of the antique is high. See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Preposition

While the Eagles benefitted from a 17th regular-season game, their rate of sacks is also quite impressive. —

Josh Dubow, ajc, 9 Feb. 2023 That’s roughly 40 percent of the entire federal budget. —

Jeff Stein, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Feb. 2023 The man accused of killing 23 people and wounding 22 more in a racist attack on an El Paso, Texas, Walmart in 2019 pleaded guilty to federal hate crimes charges Wednesday. —

Elizabeth Findell, WSJ, 9 Feb. 2023 Jordan and Harvey, 26, parted ways in June 2022 after more than a year of dating. —

Tommy Mcardle, Peoplemag, 8 Feb. 2023 While certainly the life of any club party, Aoki himself has quite the strict health regimen on the road. —

Jesse Scott, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2023 The story is based on an original idea of Samberg's. —

Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 8 Feb. 2023 My fifth child was due on the first anniversary of my dad’s death. —

Amy Dickinson, oregonlive, 8 Feb. 2023 Which is another way of saying that Arocena and Datinguinoo just get it. —

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Kids Definition

preposition

əv,

ˈəv,

ˈäv

—used to indicate a point from which something is located

north of the lake

—used to indicate origin

of noble birth

—used to indicate cause or reason

afraid of the darkdied of flu

: by entry 1 sense 4

the plays of Shakespeare

: on the part of

very kind of you

: made from

a ring of gold

—used to indicate contents

a cup of water

—used to indicate the number or amount in or making up something

a class of 20 studentsinterest of 5frac::1/4%

—used to indicate the whole that includes an amount or part mentioned first

most of the team

—used to indicate the whole or quantity from which part is removed or used

gave freely of their time

: relating to : about

stories of her adventures

: in respect to

slow of speech

great of heart

—used to indicate belonging or possession

queen of Francecourage of the pioneers

—used to indicate relationship between a result and something upon which an operation or procedure is performed to produce it

the product of two numbersthe solution of an equation

—used to indicate something that is removed

cured of her diseaserelieved of his commandrid the barn of rats

—used to indicate that an example belongs to a certain class

the city of Rome

—used to indicate what a noun, verb, or adjective applies to

love of naturecheated of a dollarfond of oranges

: having as a quality or possession

a thing of no importance

: before entry 2 sense 3

ten minutes of eight

preposition

as in before

earlier than it's ten minutes of two right now

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

before
to
prior to
previous to
ere
until
'fore
till
ahead of
fore
afore
in advance of
up to

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

after
following
since
next
next to

as in regarding

having to do with the librarian read stories of kings and princesses to the youngsters

Synonyms & Similar Words

regarding
concerning
about
on
toward
respecting
towards
touching
with regard to
with respect to
as for
as regards
apropos of
apropos
as to
as far as
in regard to
as respects
in view of
in respect to
over

单词	of
释义	of 1 of 3 preposition əv, before consonants also ə; ˈəv ˈäv 1 —used as a function word to indicate a point of reckoning north of the lake 2 a —used as a function word to indicate origin or derivation a man of noble birth b —used as a function word to indicate the cause, motive, or reason died of flu c : by plays of Shakespeare d : on the part of very kind of you e : occurring in a fish of the western Atlantic 3 —used as a function word to indicate the component material, parts, or elements or the contents throne of goldcup of water 4 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 a : relating to : about stories of her travels b : in respect to slow of speech 6 a —used as a function word to indicate belonging or a possessive relationship king of England b —used as a function word to indicate relationship between a result determined by a function or operation and a basic entity (such as an independent variable) a function of xthe product of two numbers 7 —used as a function word to indicate something from which a person or thing is delivered eased of her pain or with respect to which someone or something is made destitute robbed of all their belongings 8 a —used as a function word to indicate a particular example belonging to the class denoted by the preceding noun the city of Rome b —used as a function word to indicate apposition that fool of a husband 9 a —used as a function word to indicate the object of an action denoted or implied by the preceding noun love of nature b —used as a function word to indicate the application of a verb cheats him of a dollar or of an adjective fond of candy 10 —used as a function word to indicate a characteristic or distinctive quality or possession a woman of courage 11 a —used as a function word to indicate the position in time of an action or occurrence died of a Monday b : before quarter of ten 12 archaic : on a plague of all cowards—William Shakespeare of 2 of 3 auxiliary verb əv, before consonants also ə nonstandard : have —used in place of the contraction 've often in representations of uneducated speech I could of beat them easy—Ring Lardner OF 3 of 3 abbreviation outfield Synonyms Preposition afore [chiefly dialect] ahead of before ere fore [chiefly dialect] 'fore previous to prior to to See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Preposition He is a coworker of mine. I threw out that old shirt of yours. She's a friend of my mother's. He had the support of his family to help him. the plays of William Shakespeare What is the name of the band? We admired the courage of the young woman. the President of the United States What is the total cost of the repairs? The value of the antique is high. See More Recent Examples on the Web Preposition While the Eagles benefitted from a 17th regular-season game, their rate of sacks is also quite impressive. —Josh Dubow, ajc, 9 Feb. 2023 That’s roughly 40 percent of the entire federal budget. —Jeff Stein, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Feb. 2023 The man accused of killing 23 people and wounding 22 more in a racist attack on an El Paso, Texas, Walmart in 2019 pleaded guilty to federal hate crimes charges Wednesday. —Elizabeth Findell, WSJ, 9 Feb. 2023 Jordan and Harvey, 26, parted ways in June 2022 after more than a year of dating. —Tommy Mcardle, Peoplemag, 8 Feb. 2023 While certainly the life of any club party, Aoki himself has quite the strict health regimen on the road. —Jesse Scott, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2023 The story is based on an original idea of Samberg's. —Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 8 Feb. 2023 My fifth child was due on the first anniversary of my dad’s death. —Amy Dickinson, oregonlive, 8 Feb. 2023 Which is another way of saying that Arocena and Datinguinoo just get it. —José Criales-unzueta, Vogue, 8 Feb. 2023 See More Word History Etymology Preposition Middle English, off, of, from Old English, adverb & preposition; akin to Old High German aba off, away, Latin ab from, away, Greek apo Auxiliary verb by alteration First Known Use Preposition before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Auxiliary Verb circa 1800, in the meaning defined above Kids Definition of preposition əv, ˈəv, ˈäv 1 —used to indicate a point from which something is located north of the lake 2 a —used to indicate origin of noble birth b —used to indicate cause or reason afraid of the darkdied of flu c : by entry 1 sense 4 the plays of Shakespeare d : on the part of very kind of you 3 a : made from a ring of gold b —used to indicate contents a cup of water c —used to indicate the number or amount in or making up something a class of 20 studentsinterest of 5frac::1/4% 4 a —used to indicate the whole that includes an amount or part mentioned first most of the team b —used to indicate the whole or quantity from which part is removed or used gave freely of their time 5 a : relating to : about stories of her adventures b : in respect to slow of speech great of heart 6 a —used to indicate belonging or possession queen of Francecourage of the pioneers b —used to indicate relationship between a result and something upon which an operation or procedure is performed to produce it the product of two numbersthe solution of an equation 7 —used to indicate something that is removed cured of her diseaserelieved of his commandrid the barn of rats 8 —used to indicate that an example belongs to a certain class the city of Rome 9 —used to indicate what a noun, verb, or adjective applies to love of naturecheated of a dollarfond of oranges 10 : having as a quality or possession a thing of no importance 11 : before entry 2 sense 3 ten minutes of eight of preposition 1 as in before earlier than it's ten minutes of two right now Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance before to prior to previous to ere until 'fore till ahead of fore afore in advance of up to Antonyms & Near Antonyms after following since next next to 2 as in regarding having to do with the librarian read stories of kings and princesses to the youngsters Synonyms & Similar Words regarding concerning about on toward respecting towards touching with regard to with respect to as for as regards apropos of apropos as to as far as in regard to as respects in view of in respect to over
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preposition

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