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over-

over-
O o

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /ˈoʊ.vɚ/
    • /ˈəʊ.vər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /ˈoʊ.vɚ/

Definitions of over- word

  • prefix over- You can add over- to an adjective or verb to indicate that a quality exists or an action is done to too great an extent. For example, if you say that someone is being over-cautious, you mean that they are being too cautious. 0
  • prefix over- excessive or excessively; beyond an agreed or desirable limit 0
  • prefix over- indicating superior rank 0
  • prefix over- indicating location or movement above 0
  • prefix over- indicating movement downwards 0
  • noun over- above in position, over, outer, upper 0
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Parts of speech for Over-

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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over- popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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