of.html - {adv. phr.} Without suggestion or help from anyone else; without being told; voluntarily. * /On her mother's birthday, Betsy did the dishes of her own accord./ * /But Johnny hates baths. I can't believe he would take one of his own free will./

of.html - {adj. phr.} Of the same kind; in line. - Usually used with "with". * /His quitting the job is of a piece with his dropping out of school./

of.html - {adj. phr.} Not especially good; not very good; of common quality. * /Joel was a magician of sorts, and popular at parties./

of.html - {adj. phr.} 1a. Old enough to be allowed to do or manage something. * /Mary will be of driving age on her next birthday./ Contrast: OVER AGE, UNDER AGE. 1b. Old enough to vote; having the privileges of adulthood. * /The age at which one is considered of age to vote, or of age to buy alcoholic drinks, or of age to be prosecuted as an adult, varies within the United States./ 2. Fully developed; mature. * /Education for the foreign born came of age when bilingual education was accepted as a necessary part of the public school system./

of.html - {adv. phr.} 1. As you would expect; naturally. * /Bob hit Herman, and Herman hit him back, of course./ * /The rain came pouring down, and of course the track meet was canceled./ 2. Without a doubt; certainly; surely. * /Of course you know that girl; she's in your class./

of.html - See: SPEAK OF THE DEVIL AND HE APPEARS.