Of (used in french, spanish, and portuguese personal names, originally to indicate place of origin). What does the abbreviation de stand for? How to use de in a sentence. Used to add the meaning opposite, remove, or reduce to a noun or verb: More specifically, it can indicate privation, removal, separation, and intensity of a word. See individual words for more accurate translations. Db. de (deutsche bahn, german railways), ix. de (the german computing magazine ix), and hq. de. And is used intensively (devote) and pejoratively (detest) Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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