of
In English, of has 4 different meanings It can only be used as preposition meaning of It can only be used as adverb meaning off It can only be used as conjunction meaning until It can only be used as conjunction meaning although, though
It evolved from 4 origins. Comes from Proto-Germanic *ab . Comes from From Old English æf. Comes from Old English oþ. Comes from Old English þēah.
"of" usage examples
Sentences containing of to see its usage in context.
| Middle English | English |
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rough windes do shake the darling buds of Maie , and Sommers lease hath all too short a date : |
Rough winds shake the darling buds of May, and summer’s time is all too brief. |
sometime too hot the eye of heauen shines , and often is his gold complexion dimm'd , and euery faire from faire some - time declines , By chance , or natures changing course vntrim'd : |
Sometimes the sun shines too hot, and often its golden face is dimmed; Every beautiful thing loses its beauty at times, by chance, or by nature’s unadorned course. |
but thy eternall Sommer shall not fade , nor loose possession of that faire thou ow'st , nor shall death brag thou wandr'st in his shade , when in eternall lines to time thou grow'st |
But your eternal summer will never fade, nor will you lose the beauty you possess; nor will death boast that you wander in his shade, for you will live on in these immortal lines. |