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o·ver [ ṓvər ] (past and past participle o·vered, present participle o·ver·ing, 3rd person present singular o·vers, plural o·vers) CORE MEANING: a grammatical word used to indicate a position directly above something, either resting on the top of something, or above the upper surface of something with a space in between
  (prep) a framed portrait over the fireplace
(prep) He wore a red flannel shirt over a T-shirt.
(prep) Julia was bent over the sink washing glasses.
(adv) flocks of geese flying over
(adv) Heat the milk and pour it over. |
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1. preposition on or to other side of: positioned on or moving to the other side of something such as a barrier, obstacle, or area of land
(prep) To see the cathedral you need to cross over the river.
(adv) He climbed over into the next field.
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2. preposition throughout: throughout the whole extent of
(prep) traveling all over Europe
(prep) In the past few years, fifties diners have sprung up all over town.
(adv) People are the same the world over.
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3. preposition more than: more than a particular amount, measurement, or age
(prep) go over your quota
(adv) people 30 and over
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4. adverb across intervening space: positioned at, or moving to, a point on the other side of an intervening space
She reached over and turned off the TV.
Jim sent a couple of guys over to help out.
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5. adverb so as to fall: so as to change position, especially so as to become horizontal after being upright
knocked over a pile of books
He rolled over and turned out the light.
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6. adverb remaining: remaining or surplus after what was needed has been used
There was plenty of food left over from the party.
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7. adverb again: doing something again, or again from the beginning
If you make a mistake you'll just have to start over.
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8. preposition by means of: by means of a device for communication such as a radio or telephone
talk over the phone
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9. preposition about: indicates the cause or the subject of something
grieving over the loss of her husband
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10. preposition affecting: indicates what is affected, influenced, or controlled by somebody or something
exercising more control over file access
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11. preposition during: during or throughout a period of time or an occasion
We can discuss this over lunch.
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12. preposition recovered from: indicates something, e.g. an illness, that somebody has recovered from
get over a virus
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13. preposition in preference to: in preference to something else
I'd choose steak over fish every time.
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14. adjective finished: finished, or no longer in progress
When all this is over I'm going on vacation.
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15. interjection radio indicating somebody's turn to speak: used when communicating via radio to indicate that somebody has finished talking and it is the other person's turn to speak
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16. noun shot: shot that hits or explodes beyond its target
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17. noun U.S. gambling score above particular number in wager: in a wager, the score above a particular number of points, or an amount above a particular total
bet the over in the playoff
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18. transitive verb pass above: to pass above and across something
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19. noun cricket bowling of six balls: in cricket, a series of six correctly bowled balls, or the play during this
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20. transitive verb business carry agenda item forward: to postpone dealing with an item on an agenda until a later meeting
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over again once more
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over against in contrast with, or in opposition to
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over and above in addition to or in excess of something
benefits over and above the basic salary
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over and done with completely finished or at an end
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over and over repeatedly, or a great deal
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