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The following is the "of" definition of Longman Dictionary.
In the mind, here the "of" shows that the thing is as a result of "spiders" and "them".
The Longman dictionary regards the "spiders" and "them" as the end of the thing.
I think it to be wrong in logic.
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12used after some adjectives that describe feelings, to show who or what the feeling is directed towards:
He's always been frightened of spiders.
Most children want their parents to feel proud of them.
The following is the "of" definition of Longman Dictionary.
In the mind, here the "of" shows that the thing is as a result of "spiders" and "them".
The Longman dictionary regards the "spiders" and "them" as the end of the thing.
I think it to be wrong in logic.
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12used after some adjectives that describe feelings, to show who or what the feeling is directed towards:
He's always been frightened of spiders.Most children want their parents to feel proud of them.Top answer
Forget logic, think idiom.
- Forget logic, think idiom.
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idiom is ok, but the explanation given by the dictionary is wrong.
And the idiom is to use the "of" show the cause of felling and the feeling is under a direction of , but not in a direction of .
And the idiom is to use the "of" show the cause of felling and the feeling is under a direction of , but not in a direction of .
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No, the dictionary is right. Trust it. I think I don't understand what you mean by all the directions, but "I am proud of my son" means that my son causes me to feel pride.
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Your sense is right and one with me.
But the definition of dictionary is opposet to me and you.
It means "I am proud" for the reason of "my son".
I am proud that is based on my son.
The idiom is "the cause" and "the result".
The expanation of dictionary is "the result" and "the reason".
So, the dictionary is opposet to the idiom.
But the definition of dictionary is opposet to me and you.
It means "I am proud" for the reason of "my son".
I am proud that is based on my son.
The idiom is "the cause" and "the result".
The expanation of dictionary is "the result" and "the reason".
So, the dictionary is opposet to the idiom.
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I see what you mean, at last, and I half agree. You are seeing the two sides of the same coin. Son causes pride, and pride moves to son, just as spider scares and gets fear in return. The dictionary took a left-to-right approach to define "of", that's all, not a cause-and-effect approach.
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