of

Expressing distance or motion. From (a place); off.

• Take the chicken out of the freezer.
• He hasn't been well of late.
• There are no shops within twenty miles of the cottage.

From (a place); off.

• Take the chicken out of the freezer.

Since, from (a given time, earlier state etc.).

• He hasn't been well of late.

From, away from (a position, number, distance etc.).

• There are no shops within twenty miles of the cottage.

Expressing separation. Indicating removal, absence or separation, with the action indicated by a transitive verb and the quality or substance by a grammatical object.

• Finally she was relieved of the burden of caring for her sick husband.
• He seemed devoid of human feelings.

Indicating removal, absence or separation, with the action indicated by a transitive verb and the quality or substance by a grammatical object.

• Finally she was relieved of the burden of caring for her sick husband.

Indicating removal, absence or separation, with resulting state indicated by an adjective.

• He seemed devoid of human feelings.

Indicating removal, absence or separation, construed with an intransitive verb.

Expressing origin. Indicating an ancestral source or origin of descent.

• The word is believed to be of Japanese origin.
• Jesus of Nazareth (after hometown)
• Anselm of Canterbury (after diocese)

Indicating an ancestral source or origin of descent.

• The word is believed to be of Japanese origin.

Introducing an epithet that indicates a birthplace, residence, dominion, or other place associated with the individual.

• Jesus of Nazareth (after hometown)
• Anselm of Canterbury (after diocese)
• Anselm of Aosta (after birthplace)

Indicating a (non-physical) source of action or emotion; introducing a cause, instigation; from, out of, as an expression of.

• The invention was born of necessity.

Indicates the source or cause of the verb.

• It is said that she died of a broken heart.

Indicates the subject or cause of the adjective.

• I am tired of all this nonsense.

Expressing agency. Indicates the agent (for most verbs, now usually expressed with by).

• I am not particularly enamoured of this idea.
• The contract can be terminated at any time with the agreement of both parties.
• It was very brave of you to speak out like that.

Indicates the agent (for most verbs, now usually expressed with by).

• I am not particularly enamoured of this idea.

Used to introduce the "subjective genitive"; following a noun to form the head of a postmodifying noun phrase (see also 'Possession' senses below).

• The contract can be terminated at any time with the agreement of both parties.

Used to indicate the agent of something described by the adjective.

• It was very brave of you to speak out like that.

Expressing composition, substance. Used to indicate the material or substance used.

• Many 'corks' are now actually made of plastic.
• She wore a dress of silk.
• I'll have a dozen of those apples, please.

Used to indicate the material or substance used.

• Many 'corks' are now actually made of plastic.

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