of

Definition

• prep. In a general sense, from, or out from; proceeding from;
• belonging to; relating to; concerning; -- used in a variety of
• applications; as:
• prep. Denoting that from which anything proceeds; indicating
• origin, source, descent, and the like; as, he is of a race of kings; he
• is of noble blood.
• prep. Denoting possession or ownership, or the relation of subject
• to attribute; as, the apartment of the consul: the power of the king; a
• man of courage; the gate of heaven.
• prep. Denoting the material of which anything is composed, or that
• which it contains; as, a throne of gold; a sword of steel; a wreath of
• mist; a cup of water.
• prep. Denoting part of an aggregate or whole; belonging to a
• number or quantity mentioned; out of; from amongst; as, of this little
• he had some to spare; some of the mines were unproductive; most of the
• company.
• prep. Denoting that by which a person or thing is actuated or
• impelled; also, the source of a purpose or action; as, they went of
• their own will; no body can move of itself; he did it of necessity.
• prep. Denoting reference to a thing; about; concerning; relating
• to; as, to boast of one's achievements.
• prep. Denoting nearness or distance, either in space or time;
• from; as, within a league of the town; within an hour of the appointed
• time.
• prep. Denoting identity or equivalence; -- used with a name or
• appellation, and equivalent to the relation of apposition; as, the
• continent of America; the city of Rome; the Island of Cuba.
• prep. Denoting the agent, or person by whom, or thing by which,
• anything is, or is done; by.
• prep. Denoting relation to place or time; belonging to, or
• connected with; as, men of Athens; the people of the Middle Ages; in
• the days of Herod.
• prep. Denoting passage from one state to another; from.
• prep. During; in the course of.

Example sentences

1. prep.

   The cover of the book is very colorful.