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over (ō′vər)
- in, at, or to a position up from; higher than; above a canopy over the bed, in water over his knees
- on top of a blanket over the bed
- above, in various figurative uses gloom hung over the town; the lecture went over our heads
- across and down from or down upon to fall over a cliff, to trip over a chair
- while engaged in; during we discussed it over dinner
- upon the surface of spread the icing over the cake
- so as to cover or close shutters over the windows
- upon: said as of an effect or influence he cast a spell over them
- so as to show care, concern, etc. for watching over a flock, hovering over the baby
- above in authority, position, power, etc. to rule over a nation
- authorized or attested by over his signature
- in a course leading along or across, or above and to the other side of fly over the lake
- on the other side of a city over the border
- here and there in the tourists dashed over the city
- through all parts of carefully going over my notes
- during; through over the past ten years
- more than, or above, in degree, amount, number, etc. a moderate increase over his current salary, a gift costing over five dollars
- up to and including; until after stay over Easter
- in preference to chose the red hat over the blue one
- in spite of; in successful opposition to we did it over his objections
- about; concerning a quarrel over politics
- through the medium of; on over the telephone or radio
- Arith. divided by 6 over 3 is 2
Etymology: ME ouer < OE ofer, akin to Ger über, ober < IE *uper (orig. a compar. of *upo, up) > L super, Gr hyper
adverb
- above, across, or to the other side
- across the brim or edge
- more; in excess; beyond three hours or over
- longer or till a time later please stay over
- throughout or covering the entire area the wound healed over
- from start to finish; through go over it again
- from an upright position to fall over
- upside down; into an inverted position turn the cup over
- again; another time do it over
- at or on the other side, as of an intervening space, or at or to a specified place over in England, come over here
- from one side, belief, viewpoint, etc. to another they won him over
- from one person, etc. to another hand over the money
adjective
- upper, outer, superior, excessive, or extra: often in combination [overcoat, overseer, oversupply]
- done with; finished; past his life is over
- having reached the other side; having got across
- Informal as a surplus; in excess; extra to be three hours over for the week
noun
- something in addition; excess; surplus
- Cricket
- the set number of balls bowled during a single turn at one end of the wicket
- the period of time during which this takes place
- Mil. a shot that hits or explodes beyond the target
transitive verb
interjection
- turn the page, sheet, etc. over
- I have finished speaking for the moment — please respond: used in radio communication
over again
over all
over and above
over and over (again)
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Alternate definitions:
over
modif. & prep.
Situated above
above, aloft, overhead, overtop, up beyond, covering, roofing, protecting, higher than, farther up, upstairs, in the sky, at the zenith, straight up, high up, up there, in the clouds, among the stars, in heaven, just over, up from, outer, on top of, atop; see also above 1, up 1, upper.Passing above
Again
Beyond
Done
accomplished, ended, completed; see done 2, finished 1.*In addition
Having authority
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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Preposition: of
- batting: We're 96 behind with 30 overs of batting or so to overhaul that deficit.
Converse of object
- open: Glamorgan's first innings got off to a rapid start, as Burton conceded 36 runs in his opening four overs.
The word usage examples above have been gathered from various sources to reflect current and historical usage. They do not represent the opinions of YourDictionary.com.
It ain't over 'til it's over.
The right reader of a good poem can tell the moment it strikes him that he has taken an immortal woundöthat he will never get over it.
Heavenly weather. If life was always like that.Cricket weather. Sit around under sunshades.Over after over. Out. They can't play it here. Still,Captain Buller broke a window in Kildare Street Club with a slog to square leg.
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