(following a noun) With regards to
(of a position, number, distance etc.) Away from
(Canada, US, Scotland, Ireland) Before (the hour)
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(following a noun) With regards to
“Here's my story, sad but true, of a girl that I once knew.”
Expressing agency
“The contract can be terminated at any time with the agreement of both parties.”
Indicating removal, absence or separation
“The holidays were finally here, and I was relieved of the burden of doing homework.”
Indicating possession or a source or origin
“His exotic features hinted at him being a man of mixed origins.”
Expressing composition or substance
“He wore a soft jacket of silk.”
(following a number or other quantitive word) Introduces the whole for which is indicated only the specified part or segment
“Most of the people I've met have been polite and courteous.”
One of, or an amount of
“On the whole, he seems to be of the decent sort.”
(of a position, number, distance etc.) Away from
“The closest service station lies about ten miles of the village.”
Indicates a quality or characteristic
“Jack Walsh was a man of principle who refused to be bought out by Jimmy Serrano.”
Indicates a quantity
“The bank offered me an interest rate of only two percent.”
Indicates a duration
“After a delay of about fifteen minutes, the train would finally move.”
(Canada, US, Scotland, Ireland) Before (the hour)
“It's fifteen minutes of three right now.”
(obsolete, dialectal) Emanating from (a distance or direction)
“The fledgling phoenix rose of the ashes, renewed and reborn.”
For each or for every
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