Over
WordNet
adverb
(1) Over the entire area
"The wallpaper was covered all over with flowers"
"She ached all over"
"Everything was dusted over with a fine layer of soot"
(2) Throughout a period of time
"Stay over the weekend"
(3) At or to a point across intervening space etc.
"Come over and see us some time"
"Over there"
(4) Throughout an area
"He is known the world over"
(5) Beyond the top or upper surface or edge; forward from an upright position
"A roof that hangs over";
noun
(6) (cricket) the period during which a given number of balls (6 in England but 8 in Australia) are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch
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Etymology
ofer; akin to Dutch over, German über, OHG ubir, ubar, Danish over, Swedish över, Icelandic yfir, Gothic 𐌿𐍆𐌰𐍂 (ufar), Latin super, Greek ύπερ (ýper), Sanskrit उपरि (upari).
Adjective
- finished; ended or concluded
- The show is over.
- Through with; emotionally detached.
- He is finally over his ex-girlfriend.
- (as a prefix): to excess.
- He is over-zealous...
- The latest policy was over-conservative...
Adverb
over
- Again; another time; once more
- I lost my paper and I had to do the entire assignment over.
Preposition
over
- On top of; above; higher than; further up
- Hold the sign up over your head.
- There is tree over the lawn;.
- Across or spanning.
- There is a bridge over the river.
- In such a way as to cover
- Drape the fabric over the table
- There is a roof over the house.
- More than; to a greater degree
- I prefer the purple over the pink.
- beyond; past; exceeding; too much or too far
- I think I’m over my limit for calories for today.
Interjection
over
- In radio communications: end of sentence, ready to receive reply.
- How do you receive? Over!
Related terms
- all over but the shouting
- arse over tits
- ass over elbows
- ass over teacups
- ass over teakettle
- base over apex
- bend over
- comb-over
- crying over spilt milk
- hand over fist
- handover
- hold-over
- hold over one's head
- keel over
- overachieve
- overalls
- overarm
- overcast
- overcoat
- over easy
- overfamiliar
- overhead
- overland
- overly
- over my dead body
- over one's head
- overreach
- overshoot
- overshot
- over the line
- over the top
- over to
- overturn
- picked-over
- pullover
- pull the wool over somebody's eyes
- screwed-over
- turn over a new leaf
- when hell freezes over