From vs. Of
Frompreposition
With the source or provenance of or at.
Frompreposition
With the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at.
Frompreposition
Denoting a subtraction operation.
Frompreposition
With the separation, exclusion or differentiation of.
Frompreposition
Out of the neighborhood of; lessening or losing proximity to; leaving behind; by reason of; out of; by aid of; - used whenever departure, setting out, commencement of action, being, state, occurrence, etc., or procedure, emanation, absence, separation, etc., are to be expressed. It is construed with, and indicates, the point of space or time at which the action, state, etc., are regarded as setting out or beginning; also, less frequently, the source, the cause, the occasion, out of which anything proceeds; - the antithesis and correlative of to; as, it, is one hundred miles from Boston to Springfield; he took his sword from his side; light proceeds from the sun; separate the coarse wool from the fine; men have all sprung from Adam, and often go from good to bad, and from bad to worse; the merit of an action depends on the principle from which it proceeds; men judge of facts from personal knowledge, or from testimony.
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
