of

English

/ɒv/, /ɔv/, /ʌv/, /əv/, /ʌv/

prep
Definitions
  • Expressing separation.
  • Expressing origin.
  • Expressing agency.
  • Expressing composition, substance.
  • Introducing subject matter.
  • Having effect.
  • Expressing possession.
  • Forming the "objective genitive".
  • Expressing qualities or characteristics.
  • Expressing a point in time.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English of inherited from Old English of (from, of) inherited from Proto-Germanic *ab (away, from, off, away from).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*ab

Gloss

away, from, off, away from

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