Definitions of Over [ˈoʊ vər]

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Definition of 'Over'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (prep.) over
above in place or position:
the roof over one's head.

2.  over
above and to the other side of:
to leap over a wall.

3.  over
above in authority, rank, power, etc.:
no one over her in the department.

4.  over
so as to rest on or cover; on or upon:
Throw a sheet over the bed.

5.  over
on top of:
to hit someone over the head.

6.  over
here and there on or in; about:
at various places over the country.

7.  over
through all parts of; all through:
to show someone over the house.

8.  over
to and fro on or in; across; throughout:
to travel over Europe.

9.  over
from one side to the other of; to the other side of; across:
to go over a bridge.

10.  over
on the other side of; across:
lands over the sea.

11.  over
reaching higher than, so as to submerge:
The water is over his shoulders.

12.  over
in excess of; more than:
not over five dollars.

13.  over
above in degree, quantity, etc.:
a big improvement over last year's turnout.

14.  over
in preference to:
chosen over another applicant.

15.  over
throughout the length or duration of:
The message was sent over a great distance; over a long period of years.

16.  over
until after the end of:
to adjourn over the holidays.

17.  over
in reference to, concerning, or about:
to quarrel over a matter.

18.  over
while doing or attending to:
to fall asleep over one's work.

19.  over
via; by means of:
I heard it over the radio.

20. (adv.) over
beyond the top or upper part of something:
a roof that hangs over.

21.  over
so as to cover or affect the whole surface:
The furniture was covered over with dust.

22.  over
through a region, area, etc.:
known the world over.

23.  over
at some distance, as in a direction indicated:
They live over by the hill.

24.  over
from one side or place to another or across an intervening space:
to sail over; Toss the ball over, will you? Let's walk over to the coffee shop.

25.  over
across or beyond an edge or rim:
The soup boiled over.

26.  over
from beginning to end; throughout:
Think it over.

27.  over
from one person, party, etc., to another:
He made the property over to his brother.

28.  over
on the other side, as of a sea, a river, or any space:
over in Japan.

29.  over
so as to displace from an upright position:
to knock over a glass.

30.  over
so as to put or be in the reversed position:
The dog rolled over.

31.  over
once more; again:
Do the work over.

32.  over
in repetition or succession:
20 times over.

33.  over
in excess or addition:
to pay the full sum and something over.

34.  over
in excess of or beyond a certain amount:
Five goes into seven once, with two over.

35.  over
throughout or beyond a period of time:
to stay over till Monday.

36. (adj.) over
upper; higher up.

37.  over
higher in authority, station, etc.

38.  over
serving or intended as an outer covering; outer (often used in combination):
a gown with an overskirt.

39.  over
remaining or additional, surplus; extra.

40.  over
too great; excessive (usu. used in combination):
overaggressive behavior.

41.  over
ended; done; past:
when the war was over.

42. (n.) over
an amount in excess or addition; extra.

43.  over
a shot that strikes or bursts beyond the target.

44.  over
Cricket.

45.  over
the number of balls, usu. six, delivered between successive changes of bowlers.

46.  over
the part of the game played between such changes.

47. (v.t.) over
to go or get over; leap over.

48. (interj.) over
(used in radio communications to signify that the sender is awaiting a reply to or acknowledgment of a transmission.)

49.  over
ended; finished; over with:
The game is all over.

50.  over
throughout; everywhere:
all over the place.

Definition of 'Over'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (adj) over
(cricket) the division of play during which six balls are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch

2. (adverb) complete, concluded, ended, over(p), all over, terminated
having come or been brought to a conclusion
"the harvesting was complete"; "the affair is over, ended, finished"; "the abruptly terminated interview"

3. (adverb) over
at or to a point across intervening space etc.
"come over and see us some time"; "over there"

4. (adverb) over
throughout an area
"he is known the world over"

5. (adverb) over, o'er
throughout a period of time
"stay over the weekend"

6. (adverb) over
beyond the top or upper surface or edge; forward from an upright position
"a roof that hangs over";

7. (adverb) all over, over
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"

Definition of 'Over'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (adverb) over
down, away from a position that is straight up
I knocked the chair over.; The glass tipped over.

2.  over
from one side to another
a ferry crossing over to the opposite bank

3.  over
≠ under
A plane flew over.

4.  over
so that the opposite side is facing up
He flipped the pancakes over.

5.  over
in or to a place that sb is or lives
She came over to where we were standing.; I'd like to invite him over for dinner.

6.  over
to or toward one side
Look over toward the trees.

7.  over
ended or finished
I'm glad that time in my life is over.

8.  over
in a way that is completely covered
The pond had frozen over.

9.  over
and over
including the numbers or ages above the one mentioned
children aged 3 and over

10.  over
(all) over again
emphasizes that sth happens or is done again
We had to start all over again.

11.  over
over and over (again)
indicates that sth happens repeatedly
She kept saying, "I didn't do it!" over and over again.

12. (preposition) over
≠under
The balloon floated over the house.; He leaned over the sink.

13.  over
covering sth or sb
She pulled the blanket over her head.

14.  over
all over
covering all or most of
There was water all over the floor.

15.  over
from one side to another
planes flying over the Pacific

16.  over
more than
There were over 4,000 people there.

17.  over
regarding or about
two groups in an argument over land rights; concern over the safety of the children

18.  over
during a time
Over the next few months, he seemed to change.

19.  over
from, in, or to many parts
as the frost spread over the windows; water all over the floor

20.  over
not affected by sth anymore
It took a while, but I'm over it now.; She's trying to get over the breakup of the relationship.

21.  over
down from the edge of
She looked over the rocks to the water below.

Translation of 'Over'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: higher than; above in position, number, authority etc Hang that picture over the fireplace; He's over 90 years old.
Afrikaans: oor, bo	Arabic: فَوْق	Bulgarian: над
Brazilian: em/para cima de	Czech: nad, přes	German: über
Danish: over	Greek: πάνω από, ψηλότερα από	Spanish: sobre, encima de; más de
Estonian: kohal(e),üle	Farsi: بالای	Finnish: ylläpuolella
French: au-dessus de, par-dessus,	Hebrew: מֵעַל-	Hindi: ऊपर
Croatian: više od, preko	Hungarian: fölött; fölé	Indonesian: di atas
Icelandic: yfir; fyrir ofan	Italian: su; al di sopra di, più d	Japanese: ～の上に
Korean: ..의 위에	Lithuanian: virš	Latvian: virs; pāri
Malay: di atas	Dutch: boven	Norwegian: over
Polish: po(nad)	Persian: بالای	Pashto: د پاسه
Portuguese: em/para cima de	Romanian: peste; deasupra	Russian: над; больше
Slovak: nad, cez	Slovenian: nad	Serbian: iznad
Swedish: över, ovanför	Thai: มากกว่า; สูงกว่า	Turkish: üstünde, üstüne
Taiwanese: 高於...，（位置、數目、權位等）在...之上	Ukrainian: над; вище	Urdu: اوپر
Vietnamese: trên	Chinese: 高于...，（位置、数目、权为等）在...之上
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