OF


Meaning of OF in English

prep.

Pronunciation: ə v, before consonants also ə

Function: verbal auxiliary

Etymology: by alteration

Date: circa 1800

nonstandard : HAVE ― used in place of the contraction 've often in representations of uneducated speech <I could of beat them easy ― Ring Lardner>

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.