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Expressing distance or motionExpressing distance or motion.: Since, from (a given time, earlier state etc.).
» I want a piece of candy.
Ich will ein Bonbon.
Хочу конфету.
Хочу конфетку.
Я хочу цукерку.
Хочу цукерку.
Meaning
40 sensesExpressing distance or motion.
Since, from (a given time, earlier state etc.).
He hasn't been well of late.
From, away from (a position, number, distance etc.).
There are no shops within twenty miles of the cottage.
Expressing separation.
Indicating removal, absence or separation, with the action indicated by a transitive verb and the quality or substance by a grammatical object.
Finally she was relieved of the burden of caring for her sick husband.
Indicating removal, absence or separation, with resulting state indicated by an adjective.
He seemed devoid of human feelings.
Expressing origin.
Indicating an ancestral source or origin of descent.
The word is believed to be of Japanese origin.
Introducing an epithet that indicates a birthplace, residence, dominion, or other place associated with the individual.
Jesus of Nazareth (after hometown)
Anselm of Canterbury (after diocese)
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Indicating a (non-physical) source of action or emotion; introducing a cause, instigation; from, out of, as an expression of.
The invention was born of necessity.
Indicates the source or cause of the verb.
It is said that she died of a broken heart.
Indicates the subject or cause of the adjective.
I am tired of all this nonsense.
Expressing agency.
Indicates the agent (for most verbs, now usually expressed with by).
I am not particularly enamoured of this idea.
Used to introduce the “subjective genitive”; following a noun to form the head of a postmodifying noun phrase (see also ‘Possession’ senses below).
The contract can be terminated at any time with the agreement of both parties.
Used to indicate the agent of something described by the adjective.
It was very brave of you to speak out like that.
Examples
155870 sentencesI want a piece of candy.
Я хочу цукерку. — zinova
ruХочу конфету. — ae5s
deIch will ein Bonbon. — MUIRIEL
I'm tired of eating fast food.
Я втомився від фаст-фуду. — deniko
ruЯ устал от фаст-фуда. — afyodor
deIch habe es satt, Fastfood zu essen. — MUIRIEL
All of you did good work.
Ви всі чудово попрацювали. — deniko
ruВы все сделали хорошую работу. — Hellerick
deJeder von euch hat gute Arbeit geleistet. — al_ex_an_der
I bought a pair of shoes.
Я купив пару взуття. — deniko
ruЯ купил пару туфель. — igor_chubin
deIch habe ein Paar Schuhe gekauft. — MUIRIEL
The sky is full of stars.
Небо повне зірок. — Ahha
ruНа небе полно звёзд. — Arkadeko
deDer Himmel ist voller Sterne. — MUIRIEL
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 3
By meaning 5
Origin
From Middle English of, from Old English of (“from, out of, off”), an unstressed form of æFrom Middle English of, from Old English of (“from, out of, off”), an unstressed form of æf, from Proto-West Germanic *ab, from Proto-Germanic *ab (“away; away from”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“away”). Doublet of off, which is the stressed descendant of the same Old English word. More at off.
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Word family
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