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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Preposition 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Usage notes 1.5 See also 2 Dutch 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Conjunction 2.2.1 Derived terms 3 Icelandic 3.1 Adverb 4 Old English 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Preposition

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Old English of.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (stressed): enPR: ŏv, IPA: /ɒv/, SAMPA: /Qv/

  Rhymes: -ɒv

•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• (unstressed): enPR: əv, IPA: /əv/, SAMPA: /@v/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}, unstressed, as part of the expression piece of cake

[edit] Preposition

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of

1. Belonging to or associated with. When applied to a person or persons, the possessive is generally used.

   The properties of this substance are interesting.

   I could hear the sounds of heavy machinery and of workers.

   That person is a friend of mine and a friend of my children's.

2. Containing, comprising or made from; may be used directly with a verb or adjectival phrase

   Could you bring me a glass of water?

   This is an unusually long list of examples.

   First, cut a small square of cloth.

   The suit was made of wool.

   Could you bring me a glass half full of water?

3. Connects a quantifier with the thing quantified.

   The team included several of the world's top experts in the field.

   The rocket reached a height of over 100 km.

4. Connects a noun derived from a verb with the object of that verb.

   Some resisted the admission of the new members to the club.

   This chemical increases the conduction of action potentials in the neuron.

5. (time expressions) Before.

   It's almost a quarter of four.

6. Connects a jurisdiction to its name.

   The city of Lawrence is located on the Kaw river.

7. Indicates the age of a person.

   That's a big responsibility for a boy of seven.

   That's a big responsibility for a boy of seven years.

[edit] Related terms

• bill of goods
• by way of
• come of
• in excess of
• in respect of
• in terms of
• kind of
• of all
• of an
• of course
• out of
• point of view
• sort of
• time of day
• tired of
• way of life

[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

of

1. Common misspelling of have.

[edit] Usage notes

• This misspelling is only common in modal perfect constructions: *“would of come”, *“should of said”, *“couldn't of done”, and so on.

[edit] See also

• 's

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Conjunction

of

1. (coordinating) or
2. (subordinating) whether, if

of (...) of dat (...) ^[1]

1. whether (...) or if (...)

   Ik weet niet of ik moet vertrekken of dat ik het haar moet uitleggen. — I don't know whether I should leave or if I should explain it to her.

of (...) of (...)

1. either (...) or (...)
2. whether (...) or (...)

of (...) dan wel (...)

1. whether (...) or (...)

   In 1950 bij het referendum over de vraag of Leopold III, gezien zijn houding tijdens Wereldoorlog II, terug de troon mag betreden, dan wel moet aftreden, (de zogenaamde Koningskwestie), kiest 72% van de Vlamingen voor de terugkeer van Leopold III maar is er een meerderheid tegen in Brussel en Wallonië. — In 1950 by the referendum over the question of whether Leopold III, his attitude during World War II having been witnessed, should be able to come back to the throne, or should abdicate, (the so-called Royal Question), 72% of Flemings chose in favor of the return of Leopold III but there was a plurality against this in Brussels and Wallonia.

[edit] Derived terms

• ofwel

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[edit] Icelandic

[edit] Adverb

of

1. too

   Ég er of falleg.

   I am too beautiful. (referring to a woman)

   Ég er of fallegur.

   I am too beautiful. (referring to a man)

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[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology

Unstressed form of æf

[edit] Preposition

of

1. Of