of

Verb

Eye dialect spelling of have and ’ve, chiefly in depictions of colloquial speech.

Prep

1. (dialectal, obsolete) Expressing distance or motion.
2. Expressing distance or motion.
3. Expressing distance or motion.
4. Expressing separation.
5. Expressing separation.
6. (obsolete) Expressing separation.
7. Expressing origin.
8. Expressing origin.
9. Expressing origin.
10. Expressing origin.
11. Expressing origin.
12. Expressing agency.
13. Expressing agency.
14. Expressing agency.
15. Expressing composition, substance.
16. Expressing composition, substance.
17. Expressing composition, substance.
18. Expressing composition, substance.
19. Expressing composition, substance.
20. Introducing subject matter.
21. Introducing subject matter.
22. Introducing subject matter.
23. Having partitive effect.
24. Having partitive effect.
25. (archaic, literary) Having partitive effect.
26. Having partitive effect.
27. Expressing possession.
28. Expressing possession.
29. Expressing possession.
30. Forming the "objective genitive".
31. Forming the "objective genitive".
32. (archaic, literary) Expressing qualities or characteristics.
33. Expressing qualities or characteristics.
34. Expressing qualities or characteristics.
35. (US, informal) Expressing qualities or characteristics.
36. (regional) Expressing a point in time.
37. (UK, dialectal) Expressing a point in time.
38. Expressing a point in time.
39. (US) Expressing a point in time.
40. (US, informal) Expressing a point in time.

Symbol

Abbreviation of off or often.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɒv/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: of

Inherited from Old English: of

In summary

A spelling of /əv/ influenced by Etymology 1.

Synonyms

from

for

by

to

about

on

🔛

belonging to

with

in

at

out of

something

since

a

🅰️

s

off

concerning

hundreds

per

’s

be

out

made of

away from

fingers

after

fashion

finished

draw

answer

made from

just for fun

defiance

annoyance

affect

concern

click

an

into

inside

in charge

Burgenland

item

its

jest

joke

🤣

amongst

laugh

😆

accountable

grandmother

Translations

de

de

di

von

de

van

de

aus

da

over

über

από

vor

en

del

Sentences

The will reveals the existence of a love affair .

His only wicket of the match was that of Mark Taylor .

This is the sixth stage of economic integration .

The tasks of maintenance and operations were assigned to the whites .

I had no wish to be reminded of Augustus's speech .

He was a member of the Founding Board of the New Ottawa Hospital .