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If we say for example "Jane is of high respect" we mean that people respect her a lot. htm ) "A form of "to be" followed by "of" and a noun is usually equivalent to "to be" followed by an adjective of similar meaning. It is an idiomatic use of an "of" phrase.
- If we say for example "Jane is of high respect" we mean that people respect her a lot.
- htm ) "A form of "to be" followed by "of" and a noun is usually equivalent to "to be" followed by an adjective of similar meaning.
- It is an idiomatic use of an "of" phrase.
- Here are some other examples.
- to be of use = to be useful to be of help = to be helpful to be of importance = to be important to be of significance = to be significant to be of consequence = to be consequential to be of interest = to be interesting to be of assistance = to be helpful (because there is no word "assistanceful") to be of worth = to be valuable (because there is no word "worthful") to be of good quality = to be good with respect to quality (because there is no word "good-quality-ful")"
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If we say for example "Jane is of high respect" we mean that people respect her a lot.
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"A form of "to be" followed by "of"
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