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1

Expressing the relationship between a part and a whole, or between a unit of measure and the thing being measured or counted.

Example

"She turned to the first page of the textbook and drank a glass of water before beginning her study session."

2

Indicating possession, authorship, association, or belonging between two entities.

Example

"The complete works of William Shakespeare are preserved in the university library."

3

Indicating the material, substance, or constituent elements from which something is made or composed.

Example

"The historic monument was constructed of white marble and surrounded by a fence of wrought iron."

4

Indicating the subject, topic, or object of an action, thought, statement, or feeling.

Example

"They spoke fondly of their childhood memories and were proud of their shared accomplishments."

5

Indicating origin, source, cause, or spatial distance and direction from a reference point.

Example

"The small town lies twenty miles north of the capital and is home to people of diverse backgrounds."

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Word Nuance & Usage

Often confused with 'off' (which indicates separation or deactivation) or mistakenly written in place of the unstressed contraction ''ve' (short for 'have') after modal verbs, as in 'could have' rather than the nonstandard 'could of'.

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Word Origin & Etymology

From Old English 'of' (meaning 'away from' or 'out of'), an unstressed variant of the same Proto-Germanic root '*ab' that produced the stressed form 'off', ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European '*apo-' ('off, away'). Its modern sense of possession and association developed in Middle English under the influence of the Old English genitive case and French 'de'.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Of. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/of
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