of ( v, v; v when unstressed)

prep.
1. Derived or coming from; originating at or from: customs of the South. berasal

2. Caused by; resulting from: a death of tuberculosis. Berpunca

3. Away from; at a distance from: a mile east of here. Jarak dari

4. So as to be separated or relieved from: robbed of one's dignity; cured of distemper. Dicabuli / dilepas dari sst /
diselamatkan

5. From the total or group comprising: give of one's time; two of my friends; most of the cases. Dari jumlah dlm kumpulan

6. Composed or made from: a dress of silk. Diperbuat drp

7. Associated with or adhering to: people of your religion. Berkaitan dgn

8. Belonging or connected to: the rungs of a ladder.

9.
a. Possessing; having: a person of honor. Yg mempunyai sst ciri
b. On one's part: very nice of you.

10. Containing or carrying: a basket of groceries. Yg mengandugi

11. Specified as; named or called: a depth of ten feet; the Garden of Eden.

12. Centering on; directed toward: a love of horses. tertumpu pada

13. Produced by; issuing from: products of the vine.

14. Characterized or identified by: a year of famine. yg penuh gdn

15.
a. With reference to; about: think highly of her proposals; will speak of it later. Tentang
b. In respect to: slow of speech. Berkenaan dgn perkara

16. Set aside for; taken up by: a day of rest. Diluangkan untuk

17. Before; until: five minutes of two. Sebelum pukul

18. During or on a specified time: of recent years.

19. By: beloved of the family. oleh

20. Used to indicate an appositive: that idiot of a driver.

21. Archaic On: "A plague of all cowards, I say" Shakespeare.

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd accused of lying

the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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 as 1 ( z; z when unstressed)
adv.
1. To the same extent or degree; equally: The child sang as sweetly as a nightingale.
2. For instance: large carnivores, as the bear or lion.
3. When taken into consideration in a specified relation or form: this definition as distinguished from the second one.
conj.
1. To the same degree or quantity that. Often used as a correlative after so or as: You are as sweet as sugar. The situation is not so bad as you
suggest.
2. In the same manner or way that: Think as I think.
3. At the same time that; while: slipped on the ice as I ran home.
4. For the reason that; because: went to bed early, as I was exhausted.
5. With the result that: He was so foolish as to lie.
6. Though: Great as the author was, he proved a bad model. Ridiculous as it seems, the tale is true.
7. In accordance with which or with the way in which: The hotel is quite comfortable as such establishments go. The sun is hot, as everyone knows.
8. Informal That: I don't know as I can answer your question.
pron.
1. That; which; who. Used after same or such: I received the same grade as you did.
2. Chiefly Upper Southern U.S. Who, whom, which, or that: Those as want to can come with me.
prep.
1. In the role, capacity, or function of: acting as a mediator.
2. In a manner similar to; the same as: On this issue they thought as one.
Idioms:
as is Informal
Just the way it is, with no changes or modifications: bought the samovar as is from an antique dealer.
as it were
In a manner of speaking; as if such were so.
Noun 1. As - a very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides and
various alloys; found in arsenopyrite and orpiment and realgar
arsenic, atomic number 33
chemical element, element - any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler
substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter
arsenopyrite, mispickel - a silver-white or gray ore of arsenic
orpiment - a yellow mineral occuring in conjunction with realgar; an ore of arsenic
realgar - a rare soft orange mineral consisting of arsenic sulphide; an important ore of arsenic
herbicide, weed killer, weedkiller - a chemical agent that destroys plants or inhibits their growth
insect powder, insecticide - a chemical used to kill insects
2. AS - a United States territory on the eastern part of the island of Samoa
American Samoa, Eastern Samoa
district, territorial dominion, territory, dominion - a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
Samoan Islands, Samoa - a group of volcanic islands in the South Pacific midway between Hawaii and Australia; its climate and scenery and
Polynesian culture make it a popular tourist stop
Pago Pago, Pango Pango - a port in American Samoa
Adv. 1. as - to the same degree (often followed by `as'); "they were equally beautiful"; "birds were singing and the child sang as sweetly"; "sang as sweetly as
a nightingale"; "he is every bit as mean as she is"
equally, every bit

much (m ch)
adj. more (môr, m r), most (m st)
Great in quantity, degree, or extent: not much rain; much affection.
n.
1. A large quantity or amount: Much has been written.
2. Something great or remarkable: The campus wasn't much to look at.
adv. more, most
1. To a great degree or extent: much smarter.
2. Just about; almost: much the same.
3. Frequently; often: doesn't get out much.
Idiom:
as much
Almost the same: I thought as much. She said as much.
Noun 1. much - a great amount or extent; "they did much for humanity"
large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude
Adj. 1. much - (quantifier used with mass nouns) great in quantity or degree or extent; "not much rain"; "much affection"; "much grain is in storage"
more, more than - (comparative of `much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree; "more land"; "more
support"; "more rain fell"; "more than a gallon"
little - (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some; "little rain fell in May"; "gave it little
thought"; "little hope remained"; "little time is left"; "we still have little money"; "a little hope remained"; "a little time is left"
Adv. 1. much - to a great degree or extent; "she's much better now"
2. much - very; "he was much annoyed"
3. much - to a very great degree or extent; "we enjoyed ourselves very much"; "she was very much interested"; "this would help a great deal"
a good deal, a great deal, a lot, very much
4. much - (degree adverb used before a noun phrase) for all practical purposes but not completely; "much the same thing happened every time"
practically

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 5. much - frequently or in great quantities; "I don't drink much"; "I don't travel much"
a great deal, often

if ( f)
conj.
1.
a. In the event that: If I were to go, I would be late.
b. Granting that: If that is true, what should we do?
c. On the condition that: She will play the piano only if she is paid.
2. Although possibly; even though: It is a handsome if useless trinket.
3. Whether: Ask if he plans to come to the meeting.
4. Used to introduce an exclamatory clause, indicating a wish: If they had only come earlier!
n.
A possibility, condition, or stipulation: There will be no ifs, ands, or buts in this matter.

Is it any wonder that prepositions create such troubles for students for whom
English is a second language? We say we are at the hospital to visit a friend
who is in the hospital. We lie in bed but on the couch. We watch a film at the
movies but on television. For native speakers, these little words present little
difficulty, but try to learn another language, any other language, and you will
quickly discover that prepositions are troublesome wherever you live. This
page contains some interesting (sometimes troublesome) prepositions with
brief usage notes.

Prepositions of Time: at, on, and in

We use at to designate specific times.
The train is due at 12:15 p.m.

We use on to designate days and dates.

My brother is coming on Monday.
We're having a party on the Fourth of July.

We use in for nonspecific times during a day, a month, a season, or a year.

She likes to jog in the morning.
It's too cold in winter to run outside.
He started the job in 1971.
He's going to quit in August.

Prepositions of Place: at, on, and in

We use at for specific addresses.
Grammar English lives at 55 Boretz Road in Durham.

We use on to designate names of streets, avenues, etc.

Her house is on Boretz Road.

And we use in for the names of land-areas (towns, counties, states,

countries, and continents).
She lives in Durham.
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Durham is in Windham County.
Windham County is in Connecticut.

Prepositions of Location: in, at, and on

and No Preposition
IN AT ON NO
(the) bed* class* the bed* PREPOSITION
the bedroom home the ceiling
the car the library* the floor downstairs
(the) class* the office the horse downtown
the library* school* the plane inside
school* work the train outside
upstairs
uptown
* You may sometimes use different prepositions for these locations.

Prepositions of Movement: to
and No Preposition
We use to in order to express movement toward a place.
They were driving to work together.
She's going to the dentist's office this morning.

With the words home, downtown, uptown, inside, outside, downstairs,

upstairs, we use no preposition.
Grandma went upstairs
Grandpa went home.
They both went outside.

Prepositions of Time: for and since

We use for when we measure time (seconds, minutes, hours, days, months,
years).
He held his breath for seven minutes.
She's lived there for seven years.
The British and Irish have been quarreling for seven centuries.

We use since with a specific date or time.

He's worked here since 1970.
She's been sitting in the waiting room since two-thirty.

Prepositions with nouns, adjectives, and verbs.

Prepositions are sometimes so firmly wedded to other words that they have
practically become one word. (In fact, in other languages, such as German,
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 they would have become one word.) This occurs in three categories: nouns,
adjectives, and verbs.

NOUNS and PREPOSITIONS

approval of fondness for need for
awareness of participation in
belief in grasp of reason for
concern for hatred of respect for
confusion about hope for success in
interest in understanding of
desire for love of
ADJECTIVES and PREPOSITIONS
afraid of fond of proud of
angry at happy about similar to
aware of interested in sorry for
capable of jealous of sure of
careless about made of tired of
familiar with married to worried about
VERBS and PREPOSITIONS
apologize for give up prepare for
ask about grow up study for
ask for look for talk about
belong to look forward to think about
bring up look up trust in
care for make up work for
find out pay for worry about

A combination of verb and preposition is called a phrasal verb. The word that
is joined to the verb is then called a particle.

Idiomatic Expressions with Prepositions

 agree to a proposal, with a person, on a price, in principle

 argue about a matter, with a person, for or against a proposition
 compare to to show likenesses, with to show differences (sometimes similarities)
 correspond to a thing, with a person
 differ from an unlike thing, with a person
 live at an address, in a house or city, on a street, with other people

Unnecessary Prepositions
In everyday speech, we fall into some bad habits, using prepositions where they are
not necessary. It would be a good idea to eliminate these words altogether, but we
must be especially careful not to use them in formal, academic prose.

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 She met up with the new coach in the hallway.
 The book fell off of the desk.
 He threw the book out of the window.
 She wouldn't let the cat inside of the house. [or use "in"]
 Where did they go to?
 Put the lamp in back of the couch. [use "behind" instead]
 Where is your college at?