About vs. Of
Aboutpreposition
In a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of.
Aboutpreposition
Near; not far from; approximately; regarding time, size, quantity.
Aboutpreposition
On the point or verge of.
Aboutpreposition
On one's person; nearby the person.
Aboutpreposition
Over or upon different parts of; through or over in various directions; here and there in; to and fro in; throughout.
Aboutpreposition
Concerned with; engaged in; intent on.
Aboutpreposition
Concerning; with regard to; on account of; on the subject of; to affect.
Aboutpreposition
(figurative) In or near, as in mental faculties or (literally) in possession of; in control of; at one's command; in one's makeup.
Aboutpreposition
In the immediate neighborhood of; in contiguity or proximity to; near, as to place.
Aboutadverb
Not distant; approximate.
Aboutadverb
On all sides; around.
Aboutadverb
Here and there; around; in one place and another; up and down.
Aboutadverb
Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence, in quality, manner, degree, quantity, or time; almost.
Aboutadverb
Near; in the vicinity.
Aboutadverb
In succession; one after another; in the course of events.
Aboutadverb
On the move; active; astir.
Aboutadverb
To a reversed order; half round; facing in the opposite direction; from a contrary point of view.
Aboutadverb
(nautical) To the opposite tack.
Aboutadverb
(obsolete) Preparing; planning.
Aboutadverb
(archaic) In circuit; circularly; by a circuitous way; around the outside; in circumference.
Aboutadverb
Going to; on the verge of; intending to.
Aboutadjective
Moving around; astir.
Aboutadjective
In existence; being in evidence; apparent
Aboutpreposition
Around; all round; on every side of.
Aboutpreposition
In the immediate neighborhood of; in contiguity or proximity to; near, as to place; by or on (one's person).
Aboutpreposition
Over or upon different parts of; through or over in various directions; here and there in; to and fro in; throughout.
Aboutpreposition
Near; not far from; - determining approximately time, size, quantity.
Aboutpreposition
In concern with; engaged in; intent on.
Aboutpreposition
On the point or verge of; going; in act of.
Aboutpreposition
Concerning; with regard to; on account of; touching.
Aboutadverb
On all sides; around.
Aboutadverb
In circuit; circularly; by a circuitous way; around the outside; as, a mile about, and a third of a mile across.
Aboutadverb
Here and there; around; in one place and another.
Aboutadverb
Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence, in quality, manner, degree, etc.; as, about as cold; about as high; - also of quantity, number, time.
Aboutadverb
To a reserved position; half round; in the opposite direction; on the opposite tack; as, to face about; to turn one's self about.
Aboutadjective
on the move;
Aboutadverb
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct;
Aboutadverb
all around or on all sides;
Aboutadverb
in the area or vicinity;
Aboutadverb
to or among many different places or in no particular direction;
Aboutadverb
in or to a reversed position or direction;
Aboutadverb
in rotation or succession;
Aboutadverb
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; `near' is sometimes used informally for `nearly' and `most' is sometimes used informally for `almost';
Aboutpreposition
on the subject of; concerning
Aboutpreposition
so as to affect
Aboutpreposition
used to indicate movement within a particular area
Aboutpreposition
used to express location in a particular place
Aboutpreposition
used to describe a quality apparent in a person
Aboutadverb
used to indicate movement within an area
Aboutadverb
used to express location in a particular place
Aboutadverb
(used with a number or quantity) approximately
Ofpreposition
Expressing distance or motion.
Ofpreposition
From (of distance, direction), "off".
Ofpreposition
Since, from (a given time, earlier state etc.).
Ofpreposition
From, away from (a position, number, distance etc.).
Ofpreposition
Before (the hour); to.
Ofpreposition
Expressing separation.
Ofpreposition
Indicating removal, absence or separation, with the action indicated by a transitive verb and the quality or substance by a grammatical object.
Ofpreposition
Indicating removal, absence or separation, with resulting state indicated by an adjective.
Ofpreposition
(obsolete) Indicating removal, absence or separation, construed with an intransitive verb.
Ofpreposition
Expressing origin.
Ofpreposition
Indicating an ancestral source or origin of descent.
Ofpreposition
Indicating a (non-physical) source of action or emotion; introducing a cause, instigation; from, out of, as an expression of.
Ofpreposition
(following an intransitive verb) Indicates the source or cause of the verb.
Ofpreposition
(following an adjective) Indicates the subject or cause of the adjective.
Ofpreposition
Expressing agency.
Ofpreposition
(following a passive verb) Indicates the agent (for most verbs, now usually expressed with by).
Ofpreposition
Used to introduce the "subjective genitive"; following a noun to form the head of a postmodifying noun phrase (see also 'Possession' senses below).
Ofpreposition
(following an adjective) Used to indicate the agent of something described by the adjective.
Ofpreposition
Expressing composition, substance.
Ofpreposition
(after a verb expressing construction, making etc.) Used to indicate the material or substance used.
Ofpreposition
(directly following a noun) Used to indicate the material of the just-mentioned object.
Ofpreposition
Indicating the composition of a given collective or quantitative noun.
Ofpreposition
Used to link a given class of things with a specific example of that class.
Ofpreposition
Links two nouns in near-apposition, with the first qualifying the second; "which is also".
Ofpreposition
Introducing subject matter.
Ofpreposition
Links an intransitive verb, or a transitive verb and its subject (especially verbs to do with thinking, feeling, expressing etc.), with its subject-matter; concerning, with regard to.
Ofpreposition
(following a noun (now chiefly nouns of knowledge, communication etc.)) Introduces its subject matter; about, concerning.
Ofpreposition
(following an adjective) Introduces its subject matter.
Ofpreposition
Having partitive effect.
Ofpreposition
(following a number or other quantitive word) Introduces the whole for which is indicated only the specified part or segment; "from among".
Ofpreposition
(following a noun) Indicates a given part.
Ofpreposition
Some, an amount of, one of.
Ofpreposition
Links to a genitive noun or possessive pronoun, with partitive effect (though now often merged with possessive senses, below).
Ofpreposition
Expressing possession.
Ofpreposition
Belonging to, existing in, or taking place in a given location, place or time. Compare "origin" senses, above.
Ofpreposition
Belonging to (a place) through having title, ownership or control over it.
Ofpreposition
Belonging to (someone or something) as something they possess or have as a characteristic; the "possessive genitive". (With abstract nouns, this intersects with the subjective genitive, above under "agency" senses.)
Ofpreposition
Forming the "objective genitive".
Ofpreposition
Follows an agent noun, verbal noun or noun of action.
Ofpreposition
Expressing qualities or characteristics.
Ofpreposition
Links an adjective with a noun or noun phrase to form a quasi-adverbial qualifier; in respect to, as regards.
Ofpreposition
Indicates a quality or characteristic; "characterized by".
Ofpreposition
Indicates quantity, age, price, etc.
Ofpreposition
Used to link singular indefinite nouns (preceded by the indefinite article) and attributive adjectives modified by certain common adverbs of degree.
Ofpreposition
Expressing a point in time.
Ofpreposition
During the course of (a set period of time, day of the week etc.), now specifically with implied repetition or regularity.
Ofpreposition
For (a given length of time).
Ofpreposition
(after a noun) Indicates duration of a state, activity etc.
Ofverb
(usually in modal perfect constructions) lang=en or ’ve, chiefly in depictions of colloquial speech.
Ofpreposition
In a general sense, from, or out from; proceeding from; belonging to; relating to; concerning; - used in a variety of applications; as:
Ofpreposition
Denoting that from which anything proceeds; indicating origin, source, descent, and the like; as, he is of a race of kings; he is of noble blood.
Ofpreposition
Denoting possession or ownership, or the relation of subject to attribute; as, the apartment of the consul: the power of the king; a man of courage; the gate of heaven.
Ofpreposition
Denoting the material of which anything is composed, or that which it contains; as, a throne of gold; a sword of steel; a wreath of mist; a cup of water.
Ofpreposition
Denoting part of an aggregate or whole; belonging to a number or quantity mentioned; out of; from amongst; as, of this little he had some to spare; some of the mines were unproductive; most of the company.
Ofpreposition
Denoting that by which a person or thing is actuated or impelled; also, the source of a purpose or action; due to; as, they went of their own will; no body can move of itself; he did it of necessity.
Ofpreposition
Denoting reference to a thing; about; concerning; relating to; as, to boast of one's achievements; they talked of many things.
Ofpreposition
Denoting nearness or distance, either in space or time; from; as, within a league of the town; within an hour of the appointed time.
Ofpreposition
Denoting identity or equivalence; - used with a name or appellation, and equivalent to the relation of apposition; as, the continent of America; the city of Rome; the Island of Cuba.
Ofpreposition
Denoting the agent, or person by whom, or thing by which, anything is, or is done; by.
Ofpreposition
Denoting relation to place or time; belonging to, or connected with; as, men of Athens; the people of the Middle Ages; in the days of Herod.
Ofpreposition
Denoting passage from one state to another; from.
Ofpreposition
During; in the course of.
Ofpreposition
expressing the relationship between a part and a whole.
Ofpreposition
with the word denoting the part functioning as the head of the phrase
Ofpreposition
after a number, quantifier, or partitive noun, with the word denoting the whole functioning as the head of the phrase
Ofpreposition
expressing the relationship between a scale or measure and a value
Ofpreposition
expressing an age
Ofpreposition
indicating an association between two entities, typically one of belonging, in which the first is the head of the phrase and the second is something associated with it
Ofpreposition
expressing the relationship between an author, artist, or composer and their works collectively
Ofpreposition
expressing the relationship between a direction and a point of reference
Ofpreposition
expressing the relationship between a general category or type and the thing being specified which belongs to such a category
Ofpreposition
following a noun derived from or related to a verb.
Ofpreposition
followed by a noun expressing the subject of the verb underlying the first noun
Ofpreposition
followed by a noun expressing the object of the verb underlying the first noun
Ofpreposition
where the head of the phrase is a predicative adjective
Ofpreposition
indicating the relationship between a verb and an indirect object.
Ofpreposition
with a verb expressing a mental state
Ofpreposition
expressing a cause
Ofpreposition
indicating the material or substance constituting something
Ofpreposition
expressing time in relation to the following hour
