of

of

of¹ [uv]

prep.

[ME < OE, unstressed var. of af, æf, away (from); akin to Ger ab < IE base * apo-, from, away from > L ab (see AB-), Gr apo-]

1. from; specif.,

a) derived or coming from [men of Ohio]

b) resulting from; caused by; through [to die of fever]

c) proceeding as a product from; by [the poems of Poe]

d) resulting from an operation or process involving [the product of 3 and 4]

e) at a distance from or apart from (a specified reference point) [east of the city]

f) deprived, relieved, or separated from [cured of cancer, robbed of his money]

g) from the whole, or total number, constituting [part of the time, one of her hats]

h) distinguished as by excellence from among [the greatest of our Presidents]

i) distinguished as the best, most important, etc. from among [the holy of holies]

j) made from; using as its material (a specified substance) [a sheet of paper, made of tin]

2. is what was done, expressed, etc. by [how wise of her!]

3. belonging to [the pages of a book, the square root of 3, that dog of his]

4.

a) having; possessing [a man of property]

b) containing [a bag of nuts]

5.

a) that is; having the designation of; specified as [the state of Utah, a height of six feet]

b) as a way to characterize [a prince of a fellow]

6. with (something specified) as object, goal, etc. [a reader of books]

7.

a) having as a distinguishing quality or attribute; characterized by [a man of honor, a year of plenty]

b) as characterized with respect to [quick of mind, hard of heart]

8. concerning; about; with reference to [think well of me]

9. set aside for; dedicated to [a day of rest]

10.

a) during [of late years]

b) Informal on or at (a specified day, time, etc.) [he came of a Friday]

11. before: used in telling time [ten minutes of nine]

12. Archaic by [rejected of men]: Of is also used in various idiomatic expressions (as in of course), many of which are entered in this dictionary under the key words

of²

Baseball

abbrev.

Baseball

1. outfield

2. outfielder