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- [oh-ver]
- /ˈoʊ vər/
- /ˈəʊvə(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [oh-ver]
- /ˈoʊ vər/
Definitions of over word
- preposition over above in place or position: the roof over one's head. 1
- preposition over above and to the other side of: to leap over a wall. 1
- preposition over above in authority, rank, power, etc., so as to govern, control, or have jurisdiction regarding: There is no one over her in the department now. 1
- preposition over so as to rest on or cover; on or upon: Throw a sheet over the bed. 1
- preposition over on or upon, so as to cause an apparent change in one's mood, attitude, etc.: I can't imagine what has come over her. 1
- preposition over on or on top of: to hit someone over the head. 1
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Origin of over
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (adv., preposition) Middle English; Old English ofer; cognate with Dutch over, German ober; (adj.) Middle English over(e), orig. variant of uver(e) (E dial. uver; cf. love), Old English ufera (akin to ofer), assimilated to the adv. form; akin to Latin super, Greek hypér, Sanskrit upari. See up, hyper-
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Parts of speech for Over
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
over popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
over usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for over
adjective over
- ended — Simple past tense and past participle of end.
- finished — ended or completed.
- done — past participle of do1 .
- completed — having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full: a complete set of Mark Twain's writings.
- concluded — to bring to an end; finish; terminate: to conclude a speech with a quotation from the Bible.
adverb over
- above — If one thing is above another one, it is directly over it or higher than it.
- off — so as to be no longer supported or attached: This button is about to come off.
- upstairs — up the stairs; to or on an upper floor.
- covering — A covering is a layer of something that protects or hides something else.
- overhead — over one's head; aloft; up in the air or sky, especially near the zenith: There was a cloud overhead.
preposition over
- in excess of — more than
- throughout — in or to every part of; everywhere in: They searched throughout the house.
- around — To be positioned around a place or object means to surround it or be on all sides of it. To move around a place means to go along its edge, back to your starting point.
- round — having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.
- across — If someone or something goes across a place or a boundary, they go from one side of it to the other.
noun over
- title role — (in a play, opera, etc.) the role or character from which the title is derived: She sang the title role in Carmen.
- lead — to cover, line, weight, treat, or impregnate with lead or one of its compounds.
general over
- as long as — If you say that something is the case as long as or so long as something else is the case, you mean that it is only the case if the second thing is the case.
- now that — at the present time or moment: You are now using a dictionary.
- in view of — an instance of seeing or beholding; visual inspection.
- by reason of — If one thing happens by reason of another, it happens because of it.
- in the interest of — the feeling of a person whose attention, concern, or curiosity is particularly engaged by something: She has a great interest in the poetry of Donne.
verb over
- downs — from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
- rise above — to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees.
- surmount — to mount upon; get on the top of; mount upon and cross over: to surmount a hill.
- cresting — an ornamental ridge along the top of a roof, wall, etc
- vault — the act of vaulting.
Antonyms for over
adjective over
- failed — unsuccessful; failed: a totally fail policy.
- fewer — not many but more than one: Few artists live luxuriously.
- incomplete — not complete; lacking some part.
- less — not at all (used before a verb): He little knows what awaits him.
- unfinished — not finished; incomplete or unaccomplished.
adverb over
- under — beneath and covered by: under a table; under a tree.
preposition over
- beneath — Something that is beneath another thing is under the other thing.
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