over

/ˈəʊ.və(ɹ)/

adj 5adv 5noun 5prep 5name 5

Collocations

5

ADJ.

all, fat, live, long, lucky, next, picked, same

She's been feeling lucky over the past few months since getting that new job.

VERB + OVER

bites, change, clouded, dash, isn't, mistakes, misted, move

He dashed over to help his neighbor carry the heavy boxes inside.

OVER + NOUN

apartment, duties, money, numbers, room, term, world, years

She took over her mother's duties when she moved back home last year.

PREP.

about, between, in, in, on, until, up, with

The argument between them has been going on over the past few months.

ADV.

again, gradually, really

She gradually took over the family business after her father retired.

Definitions

adj

1

Finished; ended; concluded.

The show isn't over until the fat lady sings.

The strawberries are over now. I picked the last few yesterday.

2

Finished; ended; concluded.

3

Hopeless; irrecoverable.

We're keeping our marriage going for the sake of the kids, but really it's over.

4

Visiting one's home or other location.

My sister's over for the week.

5

Having surmounted an obstacle.

The horse struggled at that fence, but it's over.

adv

1

Describing a physical change of position or state.

That vase isn't exactly central. Could you move it over a couple of inches?

I slid over to make room for him to sit down.

2

Describing a physical change of position or state.

I need to cross the river. Can you take me over in your boat?

3

Describing a physical change of position or state.

I looked up just as a helicopter flew over.

4

Describing a physical change of position or state.

The fence is too high. I don't think I'll be able to get over.

The boiling milk bubbled over onto the cooker top.

5

Describing a physical change of position or state.

The car rolled to the edge of the cliff and went straight over.

noun

1

A set of six legal balls bowled.

Jones hit four boundaries in the first over.

In an emotional and electric atmosphere at Lord's, both sides scored 241 in their 50 overs and were level on 15 when they batted for an extra over apiece.

2

Any surplus amount of money, goods delivered, etc.

[…] standard cash count forms used to record the count and any overs or unders.

3

Something having an excess of a particular property.

I went fishing but caught mostly overs.

In today's golf tournament we recorded three unders and twenty overs.

4

A bet that a particular sporting statistic, such a points scored in a game, will be above a certain stated value.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adverb — throughout a period of time

o'er

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

pull the wool over someone's eyes

To deceive someone.

put one over

To succeed in a deception.

hold over

(Of a resource) To support or sustain someone for a limited period.

These crisps should hold me over until supper.

hold over someone's head

To harp on; to remind continuously (especially of a misstep or defeat).

I get one parking ticket and he holds it over my head for six months.

turn over

To flip over; to rotate uppermost to bottom.

Turn over the box and look at the bottom.

Example Bank

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01

The show isn't over until the fat lady sings.

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02

The strawberries are over now. I picked the last few yesterday.

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03

We're keeping our marriage going for the sake of the kids, but really it's over.

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04

That vase isn't exactly central. Could you move it over a couple of inches?

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05

I slid over to make room for him to sit down.

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06

Please pass the chocolates over to me.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, over is marked as informal, obsolete, slang, UK, rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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