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English

rank|-|-|the|2|of|and|to|in

Etymology
OE. of

audio|en-us-of.ogg|Audio (US)
(unstressed): �v, /�v/, /@v/
audio|en-us-piece_of_cake.ogg|Audio (US), unstressed, as part of the expression piece of cake

Preposition
wikipedia
of

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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. <!-- Belonging to (better example?) -->
#: I could hear the sounds of heavy machinery and of workers. <!-- Associated with -->
#: That person is a friend of mine and a friend of my children's. <!-- possessive -->

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

#: Could you bring me a glass of water? <!-- containing -->
#: This is an unusually long list of examples. <!-- comprising (not physically containing) -->
#: First, cut a small square of cloth. <!-- made from -->
#: The suit was made of wool. <!-- used directly with verb -->
#: Could you bring me a glass half full of water? <!-- used with adjectival phrase -->

1. Connects a quantifier with the thing quantified.

#: The team included several of the world's top experts in the field. <!-- quantifier of quantified -->
#: The rocket reached a height of over 100 km. <!-- quantified of quantifier -->

1. 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.

1. (time expressions) Before.

#: It's almost a quarter of four.

1. Connects a jurisdiction to its name.

#: The city of Lawrence is located on the Kaw river.

1. Indicates the age of a person.

#: That's a big responsibility for a boy of seven. <!-- years may be left implicit (as with ages in general) -->
#: That's a big responsibility for a boy of seven years.

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

Translations
trans-top|belonging to or associated with
Catalan: de#Catalan|de
Cornish:
:Kernewek Kemmyn: possessive construction (a son of a teacher mab dyskador; the son of a/the teacher mab an dyskador; a/the son of the teacher = mab an dyskador)
Danish af
Dutch: van (the car of Peter = de auto van Peter)
Finnish: genitive case
French: de#French|de
German: von
Hebrew: ש� romanization of Hebrew|shél
Hungarian:
*-ja/-je (attached to property instead of owner, eg. Péter autója)
*-nak/-nek (dative) (used together with -ja/-je, eg. Péternek az autója)
trans-mid
Interlingua: de
Japanese: � (no)
Maltese: ta', tal-, ta�-, tad-, tan-, tar-, tas-, tat-, tax-, taz-, taż-
Norwegian: av
Novial: de
Portuguese: de
Scottish Gaelic: de
Scots: o
Spanish: de#Spanish|de
Swedish: -s (genitive case), av
Yiddish: פֿ�� (fun), פ��

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trans-top|containing, comprising or made from
Catalan: de#Catalan|de
Cornish:
:Kernewek Kemmyn: a
Dutch
*met (a glass of water = een glas (met) water)
*van (made of stone = van steen gemaakt)
Finnish: elative case
French: de#French|de
German: aus
trans-mid
Interlingua: de (a glass of water = un vitro de aqua)
Japanese: �中� (no naka no), � (no)
Maltese: ta'
Norwegian: av; [med] (a glass of water = et glass (med) vann)
Novial: de
Portuguese: de
Scots: o
Spanish: de#Spanish|de
Yiddish: פ��
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trans-top|connects a quantifier with quantified
Cornish:
:Kernewek Kemmyn: a
Finnish: genitive or partitive case
German: der
Hebrew: <span dir="rtl">�-</span> romanization of Hebrew|mi- (cannot be used for 'a height of...')
Interlingua: de
trans-mid
Japanese: � (no)
Norwegian: av
Novial: de
Portuguese: de (not used with quantifiers like todo, nem todo, para todo)
Scots: o
Swedish: -s (genitive case), av (extremely rare)
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trans-top|connects a noun derived from a verb with the object
Finnish: genitive case
Hebrew: ש� romanization of Hebrew|shél
Interlingua: de, a
trans-mid
Japanese: � (no)
Norwegian: av
Novial: de
Portuguese: de
Swedish: -s (genitive case), av (extremely rare)
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trans-top|(time) before
Finnish: vaille
Hebrew: <span dir="rtl">�-</span> romanization of Hebrew|l'-
Interlingua: ante
trans-mid
Japanese: �� (no mae)
Swedish: i
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trans-top|connecting a jurisdiction to its name
Finnish: genitive case
Interlingua: de
trans-mid
Japanese: � (no)
Novial: de
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trans-top|indicative of age
Finnish: -vuotias, -kuinen, -viikkoinen, -päiväinen
Hebrew: �� romanization of Hebrew|bén
Interlingua: de
trans-mid
Japanese: 歳� (sai no)
Portuguese: de
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Translations to be checked
checktrans

ttbc|Chinese: � (de)
ttbc|Esperanto: de (1, 2, 3, 4, 7), da (2), el (2, 3), antaÅ­ (5)
ttbc|Indonesian: dari
ttbc|Italian: di
ttbc|Jèrriais: dé
ttbc|Korean: � (eui)
ttbc|Kuna: gadi
ttbc|Romanian: al m sg, a f sg, ale f p, ai m p (1), de (2)
ttbc|Thai: �อ�
ttbc|Tok Pisin: bilong
ttbc|Vietnamese: của

See also
's

Category:100 English basic words
Category:English prepositions
Category:English two-letter words

Dutch

Conjunction
of

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

of (...) of dat (...) ^¹

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

#: ''Ik weet niet <b>of</b> ik moet vertrekken <b>of dat</b> ik het haar moet uitleggen.'' &mdash; 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 <b>of</b> Leopold III, gezien zijn houding tijdens Wereldoorlog II, terug de troon mag betreden, <b>dan wel</b> 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. &mdash; 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.

Derived terms
ofwel

Category:Dutch conjunctions

Icelandic
Adverb
of

1. too

#: ég#Icelandic|�g vera#Icelandic|er of fallegur|falleg.
#:: I am too beautiful. (referring to a woman)
#: ég#Icelandic|�g vera#Icelandic|er of fallegur.
#:: I am too beautiful. (referring to a man)

Category:Icelandic adverbs

Old English

Etymology
Unstressed form of æf

Preposition
of

1. Of

Category:Old English prepositions

ar:of
de:of
et:of
el:of
fa:of
fr:of
io:of
id:of
is:of
it:of
ku:of
la:of
lt:of
li:of
hu:of
nl:of
ja:of
pl:of
pt:of
ru:of
simple:of
fi:of
sv:of
ta:of
te:of
vi:of
tr:of
uk:of
vo:of
zh:of

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