Definition of Of
Of
of
Definition/Meaning
(preposition)
occurring as a part in a whole;
e.g. The top button of my shirt is loose.
(preposition)
specifying a quantity/amount or number;
e.g. There was a decrease of three percent in the profits. He was a young man of nineteen.
(preposition)
describing a relationship between two or more people/things, especially belonging;
e.g. He is a friend of my brother. We are studying the poems of William Wordsworth.
(preposition)
expressing the substance or material that makes up something;
e.g. The sauce was made of tomatoes and onions. The table was built of wood.
(preposition)
broadly, expressing an association between two nouns, a noun and an adjective, or a noun and a verb in order to describe, for example, a quality or an action;
e.g. We visited the country of Switzerland. I live east of the city. The rain delayed the departure of the flight.
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