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Also spelled uv

US /ʌv/ UK /ɒv/ See IPA manual

Freq #9

Meanings

1

prep
Belonging to or connected with someone or something.

She is a close friend of my sister.
2

prep
Used to show what something is made from.

The ring was made of pure gold.
3

prep
Used to show what something is about or contains.

He gave us a clear description of the events.
4

prep
Used to show a part taken from a larger group or amount.

Most of the students passed the exam.

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Derived forms ofer

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Germanic *ab Proto-West Germanic *ab Old English æf Old English of Middle English of English of From 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.

of Old English *ab Proto-Germanic *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European

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# of

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** prep
**IPA (US):** /ʌv/
**IPA (UK):** /ɒv/
**Frequency rank:** 9

## Meanings
1. Belonging to or connected with someone or something.
2. Used to show what something is made from.
3. Used to show what something is about or contains.
4. Used to show a part taken from a larger group or amount.

## Examples
- She is a close friend of my sister.
- The ring was made of pure gold.
- He gave us a clear description of the events.
- Most of the students passed the exam.

## Derived Forms
- ofer

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: of
- Root: *ab
- Root: *h₂epó

## Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Germanic *ab Proto-West Germanic *ab Old English æf Old English of Middle English of English of From 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.

## AI Etymology
Of comes from 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. Modern senses include belonging to or connected with someone or something and used to show what something is made from. The wider word family includes derivatives such as ofer.

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- Grammar & Function Words

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