over

(ō'vər)
prep.

1. In or at a position above or higher than: a sign over the door; a hawk gliding over the hills.
2. 1. Above and across from one end or side to the other: a jump over the fence.
   2. To the other side of; across: strolled over the bridge.
   3. Across the edge of and down: fell over the cliff.
3. On the other side of: a village over the border.
4. 1. Upon the surface of: put a coat of varnish over the woodwork.
   2. On top of or down upon: clubbed him over the head; tripped over the toys.
5. 1. Through the extent of; all through: walked over the grounds; looked over the report.
   2. Through the medium of; via: addressed us over the loudspeaker; can't tell you over the phone.
6. So as to cover: put rocks over a cave entrance; threw a shawl over her shoulders.
7. Up to or higher than the level or height of: The water was over my shoulders.
8. 1. Through the period or duration of: records maintained over two years.
   2. Until or beyond the end of: stayed over the holidays.
9. More than in degree, quantity, or extent: over ten miles; over a thousand dollars.
10. 1. In superiority to: won a narrow victory over her rival; a distinct advantage over our competitors.
    2. In preference to: selected him over all the others.
11. In a position to rule or control: The director presides over the meeting. There is no one over him in the department.
12. So as to have an effect or influence on: the change that came over you.
13. While occupied with or engaged in: a chat over coffee.
14. With reference to; concerning: an argument over methods.

adv.

1. Above the top or surface: climbed the ladder and peered over.
2. 1. Across to another or opposite side: stopped at the curb, then crossed over.
   2. Across the edge, brink, or brim: The coffee spilled over.
   3. Across an intervening space: Throw the ball over.
3. 1. Across a distance in a particular direction or at a location: lives over in England.
   2. To another often specified place or position: Move your chair over toward the fire.
   3. To one's place of residence or business: invited us over for cocktails.
4. Throughout an entire area or region: wandered all over.
5. 1. To a different opinion or allegiance: win someone over.
   2. So as to be comprehensible, acceptable, or effective; across: eventually got my point over.
6. To a different person, condition, or title: sign the property over.
7. So as to be completely enclosed or covered: The river froze over. Engineers sealed the tunnel entrance over.
8. Completely through; from beginning to end: Think the problem over. Let's read the memo over.
9. 1. From an upright position: kicked the bookstand over.
   2. From an upward position to an inverted or reversed position: turn the paper over.
10. Another time; again: counted his cards over; had to do it over.
11. In repetition: made me write it ten times over.
12. In addition or excess; in surplus: lots of food left over.
13. Beyond or until a specified time: stay a day over.
14. At an end: Summer is over.

adj.

1. External; outer.
2. Excessive; extreme.
3. 1. Not yet used up; remaining.
   2. Extra; surplus.

n. Sports
A series of six balls bowled from one end of a cricket pitch.

tr.v., o·vered, o·ver·ing, o·vers.
To jump over: Horse and rider overed the stile with ease.

interj.
Used in two-way radio to indicate that a transmission is complete and a reply is awaited.

idioms:

over against

1. As opposed to; contrasted with.

over and above

1. In addition to: travel expenses over and above entertainment costs.

over and over

1. Again and again; repeatedly.

over with

1. Completely finished; done: Let's get the shopping over with.

[Middle English, from Old English ofer.]

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Objection is occasionally made in America to the use of over in the sense 'more than' followed by a numeral (other than in designations of age: an American could say I am over 50 without fear of censure). In British English all these uses have gone unchallenged, and Garner's Modern American Usage (2003) brushes the objection aside as a 'baseless crotchet'.

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adverb

1. From one end to the other: around, round, through, throughout. See part/whole.
2. To an end or conclusion: through. See start/end.

Idioms beginning with over:
overboard
over a barrel
over again
over against
over and above
over and done with
over and over
over my dead body
over the edge
over the hill
over the hump
over with

See also all over (and entries beginning with all over); bend over backward; bind over; blow over; boil over; bowl over; carry over; check on (over); chew the cud (over); cloud over; come over; cross over; crow over; cry over spilt milk; do over; draw a veil over; drop by (over); fall all over; fork over; fuck over; get over; get the advantage of (over); give over; gloss over; go over; hand over; hand over fist; hang over; hash over; have a hold over; have it (all over someone); head over heels; hold over; honeymoon is over; in deep water (over one's head); it's all over with; jump all over; keel over; keep watch (over); kick over the traces; knock for a loop (over with a feather); knock over; lay over; look like death (warmed over); look over; lord it over; lose sleep over; make over; mind over matter; mull over; once over lightly; paper over; party's over; pass over; pick over; pull over; pull the wool over someone's eyes; put over; rake over the coals; ride roughshod over; roll over; roof over one's head; run one's eyes over; run over; scoot over; sign over; sleep over; smooth over; stand over; start over; stop off (over); take over; talk over; think over; throw over; tide over; till hell freezes over; turn in (over) one's grave; turn over; turn over a new leaf; walk all over; watch over; water over the dam; win over; work over.

adj

Definition: accomplished
Antonyms: failed, incomplete, unfinished

adj, adv

Definition: in addition
Antonyms: fewer, less

adv

Definition: additionally
Antonyms: below, under

adv, adj

Definition: above
Antonyms: below, under

(Commtalk)I am finished talking, I am now expecting you to talk.

IN BRIEF: Having come or been brought to a conclusion.

It is better to be looked over than overlooked. — Mae West (1892-1980), American comedienne.

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In air traffic control terminology, it means, “My transmission has ended. I expect a response from you.”

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prep
prep

all over displaying great or excessive admiration or affection for. (1912 —) .
A. Christie 'Were they friendly?' 'The lady was...All over him, as you might say' (1931).

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For a list of words related to over, see:

• Prepositions
• Comparisons
• Emphasizers
• Farewells
• Relative Positions - over: (prep) higher than or above another; (adj) beyond the upper surface or edge

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See words rhyming with "over."

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Dansk (Danish)
prep. - over, ud over, på den anden side af, ved, pga., igennem, fremfor
adv. - over, derover, ovre, over ende
n. - skud der går over målet, langt skud
adj. - overstået
v. tr. - hoppe over, springe over
int. - skifter! (i walkie-talkie)

idioms:

• all over again    begynde forfra
• get it over with    få det overstået
• get over    komme sig over noget
• go over    tage et sted hen
• go over to    tage et sted hen
• over against    lige over for, i sammenligning med
• over age    over den lovlige alder
• over and above    ud over
• over and done with    det er allerede glemt
• over and over (again)    igen og igen
• over here    herovre
• over one's head    gå over hovedet på én
• over the top    rasende
• over there    derovre
• take over    overtage

Nederlands (Dutch)
boven, omver, meer dan, over, overnieuw, voorbij, door, gedurende, over .. heen, in vergelijking met, overheen, om, bovenste, buitenste, beste, extra

Français (French)
prep. - par-dessus, d'en face, de l'autre côté, au-dessus de, sur, jusqu'au, plus de, supérieur, (Mil) plus gradé que, pendant, au cours de, rétabli (d'une opération, d'une maladie), par, partout, de/à cause de, (Math) (divisé) par
adv. - au-dessus de, par-dessus, terminé (une réunion, un incident), fini (une guerre), plus, de plus, restant, reste, en visite, invité (chez qn), (Radio, TV) à vous (excl), de suite (plusieurs fois), encore, très
n. - (Sport) série de six balles ou lancées (au cricket)
adj. - au-dessus de, par-dessus, fini, terminé (un incident), plus, plus de, restant, reste, invité (chez qn), en visite, (Radio, TV) à vous (excl), (plusieurs fois) de suite, encore, très
v. tr. - franchir, sauter par-dessus (une haie)
int. - (Radio, TV) à vous (excl)

idioms:

• all over again    de nouveau, combien de fois, sans s'arrêter
• be over    être fini/terminé
• get over    surmonter
• get something over    avoir (qch) en trop, se remettre de, se consoler de (qch)
• get something over with    en finir avec
• go over    parler de, discuter de, passer par-dessus
• go over to    partir en, passer chez, passer à (l'ennemi)
• over against    là-bas contre, par contre, en contrepartie
• over age    (US) excédent (de marchandises)
• over and above    en plus de cela, en outre, sans compter
• over and done with    (être) fini et bien fini
• over and over    combien de fois, sans s'arrêter, encore, de nouveau
• over and over again    combien de fois encore
• over here    ici
• over the top    outrancier, sortir de ses gonds, avoir une réaction exagérée
• over there    là-bas
• take over    prendre le contrôle de, prendre la relève ou le relais

Deutsch (German)
prep. - über, (geteilt) durch, bei
adv. - hinüber, vorbei
adj. - äußer, überschüssig, vorbei
n. - (Cricket) Over, Mehrbetrag, Überschuss
v. - springen über, hinübergehen/-fahren
int. - (Funk) Kommen!

idioms:

• all over again    noch einmal ganz von vorn
• be over    drüben [angekommen] sein
• get over    überwinden, bewältigen, rüberbekommen
• get something over    hinter sich bringen, erledigen, über den Berg sein (ugs), drei Kreuze machen (ugs)
• get something over with    es hinter sich bringen
• go over    durchnehmen, durchgehen
• go over to    umschalten in, übertreten zu, überlaufen zu
• over against    gegenüber
• over age    zu alt
• over and above    zusätzlich, über .. hinaus
• over and done with    aus sein mit
• over and over    immer wieder, wieder und wieder (geh)
• over and over again    immer wieder
• over here    hier
• over the top    übertrieben
• over there    dort drüben
• take over    das Heft ergreifen, übernehmen, (ugs.) rübernehmen

Ελληνική (Greek)
prep. - πάνω από, περισσότερο από, με, για, περί, απέναντι, (για προτίμηση) έναντι (του), κατά τη διάρκεια
adv. - απέναντι, εκεί πέρα, επιπλέον, φορές, ξανά, πάλι, από πάνω
adj. - τελειωμένος, λήξας, ανώτερος (του), (καθομ.) παραπανίσιος
n. - προσθήκη, πρόσθετο μέγεθος ή παραπανίσια ποσότητα
pref. - υπερ-

idioms:

• all over again    και πάλι από την αρχή
• get it over with    τελειώνω με
• get over    ξεπερνώ, υπερνικώ, ανανήφω, συνέρχομαι, παραβλέπω
• go over    εξετάζω, ερευνώ, ψάχνω, μεταβαίνω, εξετάζω, επαναλαμβάνω, βρίσκω απήχηση
• go over to    επισκέπτομαι, αλλάζω στρατόπεδο
• over against    αντίθετα/κόντρα με/σε
• over age    υπερήλικος
• over and above    επιπροσθέτως, επιπλέον, πέρα από
• over and done with    τελειωμένος με, ξοφλημένος με
• over and over (again)    ξανά και ξανά
• over here    (προς τα) εδώ, εδωνά, σε τούτο τον τόπο
• over one's head    με παραβίαση προτεραιότητας ή ιεραρχίας, δυσνόητος
• over the top    υπερβολικός, εξωφρενικός
• over there    (προς τα) εκεί, εκεί πέρα
• take over    αναλαμβάνω (έλεγχο, διοίκηση κλπ.), εξαγοράζω (επιχείρηση), διαδέχομαι (σε διοίκηση κλπ.), αναλαμβάνω τα ηνία

Italiano (Italian)
sopra, per, su, attraverso, passato

idioms:

• all over again    daccapo, ci risiamo
• get it over with    farla finita con
• over against    in confronto
• over age    troppo vecchio
• over and above    oltre
• over and over (again)    più volte, di continuo, sempre
• over here    qui
• over one's head    incomprensibile, superiore
• over the top    esagerato
• over there    laggiù

Português (Portuguese)
prep. - demasiado, acabado, durante, acima
adv. - de novo, outra vez, novamente
n. - excesso (m), sobra (f)
pref. - super, ultra, trans

idioms:

• all over    por toda a parte, inteiramente
• all over again    novamente, mais uma vez
• get it over with    acabar logo com isso
• get over    superar, ficar bom de
• go over    visitar
• go over to    ir até
• over against    em frente de, defronte a
• over age    acima da idade, velho
• over and above    acima de
• over and over (again)    repetidamente, reiteradamente
• over here    aqui
• over one's head    ser de difícil entendimento
• over the top    por cima do topo
• over there    lá
• stand over    de reserva, adiado, em suspenso
• take over    assumir, adquirir

Русский (Russian)
более, на протяжении, над, через, кончено

idioms:

• all over    все кончилось, везде и повсюду
• all over again    с самого начала
• get it over with    покончить с
• get over    пересекать, переправляться, преодолевать, разделываться, забывать, оправляться (после болезни, от испуга), привыкать, обманывать
• go over    просматривать, подчищать (ошибки и пр.), быть принятым (аудиторией и пр.), успешно пройти
• go over to    перебегать на чью-л. сторону, переходить на что-л.
• over against    в противоположности, по контрасту, сопоставлять
• over age    переросток, излишек
• over and above    кроме того
• over and over (again)    вновь и вновь
• over here    сюда, здесь
• over one's head    через голову, в обход
• over the top    чрезмерный, излишний
• over there    туда, там
• stand over    наблюдать за (кем-л., чем-л.), контролировать (кого-л., что-л.), оставаться нерешенным, быть отложенным
• take over    принимать (пост/службу) у другого, заступать на дежурство, захватить власть, прийти к власти, унаследовать, перенять (свойства и т.п.)

Español (Spanish)
prep. - más de, superior a, a lo largo de, a través de, sobre, por, pasando por, más, hasta, encima de, por encima de, al otro lado de, allende, a la vuelta de, arriba de, a más de, mientras, durante, durante todo, con motivo de, a propósito de
adv. - más, arriba, por encima, al otro lado, de una mano a otra, enfrente, al revés, trastornado, a la vuelta, al dorso, de ancho, a lo ancho, de un extremo al otro, por encima del borde de, enteramente, completamente, por toda su extensión, demás, demasiado, hacia afuera, en extremo, enfrente de, en contraste con, además de, demasiados
n. - serie de saques (en el cricket)
adj. - superior, más alto, que cubre, excesivo, de más, terminado, acabado, que ha llegado al otro lado
v. tr. - recobrarse de
int. - cambio y fuera

idioms:

• all over again    de nuevo, nuevamente, otra vez
• be over    haber superado
• get over    vencer, digerir, encajar, reponerse de, salvar, superar, recuperarse, sobreponerse, cubrir (distancia), cumplir (una tarea)
• get something over    lograr comunicar una idea o teoría
• get something over with    acabar con algo de una vez, terminar algo con
• go over    repasar, recorrer, acercarse a, cruzar, pasar por encima
• go over to    conectar con
• over against    en frente de, en contraste o comparación con
• over age    con más edad de la requerida, demasiado viejo
• over and above    además de, en exceso de, por encima de
• over and done with    totalmente acabado y superado
• over and over    una vez y otra, una y otra vez, repetidamente
• over and over again    una vez y otra, una y otra vez, repetidamente
• over here    acá, por acá
• over the top    indignante, escandaloso, excesivo, exorbitante
• over there    allá, por allá
• take over    tomar el poder, hacerse cargo de, sustituir, transportar al renglón siguiente

Svenska (Swedish)
prep. - över, tvärs över, mer än
adv. - över på andra sidan, kvar, igenom, slut
adj. - över-
n. - överskott, träff bakom målet
pref. - över-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
在...之上, 在正上方, 越过..., 在...上面, 从...边缘上往下, 结束, 从头到尾, 越过, 额外的东西, 上面的, 报文完, 请回复!

idioms:

• all over again    完全重做
• get it over with    结束或做完
• get over    克服, 把...忘怀, 从中恢复过来, 熬过
• go over    受欢迎, 重温, 察看
• go over to    越过...到...
• over against    在...对面, 正对着
• over age    超龄的
• over and above    除了...之外还...
• over and done with    已经结束, 已经完了
• over and over (again)    一再地, 再三地
• over here    这里
• over one's head    超出所能理解的范围
• over the top    超过指定目标或限度
• over there    那里
• take over    接收, 接管

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
prep. - 在...之上, 在正上方, 越過..., 在...上面, 從...邊緣上往下
adv. - 結束, 從頭到尾, 越過
n. - 額外的東西
adj. - 上面的
v. tr. - 額外的東西, 越過
int. - 報文完, 請回覆!

idioms:

• all over again    完全重做
• get it over with    結束或做完
• get over    克服, 把...忘懷, 從中恢復過來, 熬過
• go over    受歡迎, 重溫, 察看
• go over to    越過...到...
• over against    在...對面, 正對著
• over age    超齡的
• over and above    除了...之外還...
• over and done with    已經結束, 已經完了
• over and over (again)    一再地, 再三地
• over here    這裡
• over one's head    超出所能理解的範圍
• over the top    超過指定目標或限度
• over there    那裡
• take over    接收, 接管

한국어 (Korean)
prep. - ~의 위쪽에, ~을 덮어서, 전면에
adv. - 높은 곳에, 온통, 멀리 떨어진 곳에
n. - 여분, 원탄
adj. - 밖의, 지나친
v. tr. - ~을 뛰어넘다
int. - 지나치다

idioms:

• get it over with    마쳐서
• get over    ~에 이르게 하다
• go over    건너다, 초과하다, 시찰하다, 연기하다
• go over to    적에게 붙다, 전향하다
• over against    ~앞 가까이에, ~와 대조해서
• over age    규정연령을 초과한, 노후한, 과잉공급, 재고품의 과대 평가액
• over and above    ~을 넘어서, ~이상
• over and done with    끝나서
• over and over (again)    반복해서
• over here    이쪽에,이쪽으로
• over one's head    완전히 빠져들다
• over the top    ~을 능가하다
• over there    저쪽에
• take over    타격이 가해지다, 정신적으로 엄습하다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 上の, 上位の
adv. - 高い所に, 突き出て, 向こうへ, 家へ, 初めから終わりまで, 倒れて, ひっくり返って, 繰り返して, もう一度, 終わって, 超過して
prep. - 上に, 覆って, …以上に, 越えて, 間中, 至る所に, 一面に, しながら, …するのに, 支配して

idioms:

• be over and done with    完全に終わっている
• over and over (again)    幾度も幾度も

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(حرف جر) فوق (ظرف) من جانب الى جانب, الى ما وراء (صفه) أعلى (الاسم) جز من لعبه الكريكيت عندما يدخل اللاعب سته كرات (بادئه الكلمه) زائد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
prep. - ‮מעל ל-, יותר מ-, תוך כדי, במשך, על-פני, על, מעבר ל-, לגמרי, למעלה, למטה, נוגע ל-, כתוצאה מ-, עולה על, ממונה על, עדיף על, מחולק ב-, בנקודת-זמן כלשהי, משודר מ-, בהשוואה עם‬
adv. - ‮מעל ל-, תוך כדי, על-פני, על, מעבר ל-, לגמרי, לצד האחר, שוב, יותר מדי, נגמר, החוצה ולמטה, הפוך, לביקור, במעב‬
n. - ‮עודף, שארית, מעלה‬
adj. - ‮למעלה, עליון, חיצוני, נוסף‬
v. tr. - ‮נגמר, חלף‬
int. - ‮נגמר! (התקשרות באמצעות מכשיר אלחוט)‬

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