of

prep. av; från; på; av; i (t.ex: fuska i); från (t.ex: från söder)

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[əv]

preposition

1) (belonging to: a friend of mine.) till

2) (away from (a place etc); after (a given time): within five miles of London; within a year of his death.) från

3) (written etc by: the plays of Shakespeare.) genitivkonstruktion, utan direkt motsv. i sv.: Shakespeares

4) (belonging to or forming a group: He is one of my friends.) av

5) (showing: a picture of my father.) av, på

6) (made from; consisting of: a dress of silk; a collection of pictures.) av, el. oöversatt: en samling bilder

7) (used to show an amount, measurement of something: a gallon of petrol; five bags of coal.) med, el. oöversatt: fyra liter bensin

8) (about: an account of his work.) av

9) (containing: a box of chocolates.) med, el. oöversatt: en ask choklad, en chokladask

10) (used to show a cause: She died of hunger.) av

11) (used to show a loss or removal: She was robbed of her jewels.) på

12) (used to show the connection between an action and its object: the smoking of a cigarette.) av

13) (used to show character, qualities etc: a man of courage.)

14) ((American) (of time) a certain number of minutes before (the hour): It's ten minutes of three.) i