之 — meaning in English

English meaning

• it pron Used to refer to a thing, animal, or abstract idea that has already been mentioned or is understood.
• of prep Used to show that something belongs to, or is a part of, something else.

Senses

之 is used for these senses in English:

• hawthorn berry The edible fruit of the hawthorn.
• it The impersonal pronoun, used without referent as the subject of an impersonal verb or statement (known as the dummy pronoun, dummy it or weather it).
• of Used to link a given class of things with a specific example of that class. [from 12th c.]

it — full definition

1. pron Used to refer to a thing, animal, or abstract idea that has already been mentioned or is understood.
2. pron Used as a placeholder subject in sentences describing weather, time, or general conditions.

of — full definition

1. prep Used to show that something belongs to, or is a part of, something else.
2. prep Used to indicate what something is made from or consists of.
3. prep Used to indicate the source, cause, or origin of something.
4. prep Used to introduce the subject that something is about or concerns.

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