over.
Finished; ended; concluded.
Meaning & usage
Finished; ended; concluded.
The show isn't over until the fat lady sings.
The strawberries are over now. I picked the last few yesterday.
Finished; ended; concluded. Of a flower: wilting or withering.
Hopeless; irrecoverable.
We're keeping our marriage going for the sake of the kids, but really it's over.
Visiting one's home or other location.
My sister's over for the week.
Having surmounted an obstacle.
The horse struggled at that fence, but it's over.
Having an excess in a particular respect.
This steak is well over. (overcooked)
We had some complaints about short weight, so now we make sure that all our bags of potatoes are a bit over. (overweight)
Surplus to requirements.
I made 20 cakes, but I only need 18, so there are two over.
Of a wrestler: generating a reaction from fans.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Proto-West Germanic *obar Old English ofer Middle English over English over From Middle English over, from Old English ofer, ofor, ouer, from Proto-West Germanic *obar, from Proto-Germanic *uber (“over”), from Proto-Indo-European *upér (“above; over”). Cognates Cognate with Scots ower (“over”), Yola oer, ower, owr (“over”), Saterland Frisian uur (“over”), West Frisian oer (“over, across”), Cimbrian übar (“over”), Dutch over (“over”), German ober, über, ueber (“over, above”), Limburgish euver, övver (“over”), Low German över, üöver (“over”), Luxembourgish iwwer (“over”), Mòcheno iber (“over”), Yiddish איבער (iber, “over”), Danish and Norwegian Bokmål over (“over”), Elfdalian yvyr (“over”), Faroese yvir (“over”), Icelandic yfir (“over”), Norwegian Nynorsk over, yver, yvi (“over”), Swedish över (“over”), Gothic 𐌿𐍆𐌰𐍂 (ufar, “over”); also Breton and Cornish war (“on, over”), Irish ar (“on”), Manx er (“on”), Scottish Gaelic air (“on, upon”), Latin super (“above, over”), Ancient Greek ῠ̔πείρ (hŭpeír), ὑπέρ (hupér), ῠ̔́περ (hŭ́per, “above, over”), Albanian epër (“above, high, overhead, up, upward”), Armenian վեր (ver, “up”), Avestan 𐬎𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌 (upaⁱri, “above, over”), Persian بر (bar, “on; onto; upon”), Sanskrit उपरि (upari, “above, over”). Doublet of uber, super, and hyper.
Describing a physical change of position or state. From one position or location to another, horizontally or approximately so, or along a route visualised as "across".
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.
Describing a physical change of position or state. Across from one side of something to the other.
I need to cross the river. Can you take me over in your boat?
Describing a physical change of position or state. So as to pass above.
I looked up just as a helicopter flew over.
Describing a physical change of position or state. Up one side of something, across, and then down the other side.
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.
Describing a physical change of position or state. Across something, such as an edge, and then downwards.
The car rolled to the edge of the cliff and went straight over.
Describing a physical change of position or state. From an upright position to a horizontal one.
He tipped the bottle over, and the water came gushing out.
That building just fell over!
Describing a physical change of position or state. So as to fold towards or onto itself.
Bend the end of that wire over to make a hook.
He bent over to touch his toes.
Describing a physical change of position or state. On top of something, or so as to cover something.
Paint it over with a darker colour.
It's starting to cloud over.
Describing a physical change of position or state. So as to reverse up/down orientation, or otherwise change orientation by rotating.
Put the card face down, and don't turn it over until I say so.
I can't sleep on my back. I have to roll over onto my side.
Describing a physical change of position or state. So as to reverse or exchange position(s).
Swap those cables over. The red one should be in the left socket.
Expressing figurative movement from one position or state across to another.
He came over to our way of thinking on the new project.
I switched over to Channel 9.
Indicating a direction or location away from the speaker, usually roughly horizontally or visualised as such.
I'll see you over at the club.
Look over there!
Thoroughly; completely; from beginning to end.
Let's talk over the project at tomorrow's meeting.
Let me think that over.
To a high or excessive degree; overly; see also over-.
I'm not over bothered about going to the party.
If you're over tentative then you'll get nowhere.
Beyond or in excess of what is correct or expected.
The show ran ten minutes over.
We tried to stick to budget, but in the end we went twenty dollars over.
To a future time.
Carry the shortfall over and we'll make it up tomorrow.
Overnight (throughout the night).
We missed the last bus home so we stayed over.
Can I sleep over?
Indicating repetition. Again; another time; once more; over again.
I lost my paper and I had to do the entire assignment over.
Indicating repetition. Used for rhetorical effect to reinforce that something was done the stated number of times.
I said the magic word three times over, and the secret door slid open.
See also individual entries for phrasal verbs: go over, hand over, run over, take over, win over, etc.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Proto-West Germanic *obar Old English ofer Middle English over English over From Middle English over, from Old English ofer, ofor, ouer, from Proto-West Germanic *obar, from Proto-Germanic *uber (“over”), from Proto-Indo-European *upér (“above; over”). Cognates Cognate with Scots ower (“over”), Yola oer, ower, owr (“over”), Saterland Frisian uur (“over”), West Frisian oer (“over, across”), Cimbrian übar (“over”), Dutch over (“over”), German ober, über, ueber (“over, above”), Limburgish euver, övver (“over”), Low German över, üöver (“over”), Luxembourgish iwwer (“over”), Mòcheno iber (“over”), Yiddish איבער (iber, “over”), Danish and Norwegian Bokmål over (“over”), Elfdalian yvyr (“over”), Faroese yvir (“over”), Icelandic yfir (“over”), Norwegian Nynorsk over, yver, yvi (“over”), Swedish över (“over”), Gothic 𐌿𐍆𐌰𐍂 (ufar, “over”); also Breton and Cornish war (“on, over”), Irish ar (“on”), Manx er (“on”), Scottish Gaelic air (“on, upon”), Latin super (“above, over”), Ancient Greek ῠ̔πείρ (hŭpeír), ὑπέρ (hupér), ῠ̔́περ (hŭ́per, “above, over”), Albanian epër (“above, high, overhead, up, upward”), Armenian վեր (ver, “up”), Avestan 𐬎𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌 (upaⁱri, “above, over”), Persian بر (bar, “on; onto; upon”), Sanskrit उपरि (upari, “above, over”). Doublet of uber, super, and hyper.
A set of six legal balls bowled.
Jones hit four boundaries in the first over.
Any surplus amount of money, goods delivered, etc.
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.
A bet that a particular sporting statistic, such as points scored in a game, will be above a certain stated value.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Proto-West Germanic *obar Old English ofer Middle English over English over From Middle English over, from Old English ofer, ofor, ouer, from Proto-West Germanic *obar, from Proto-Germanic *uber (“over”), from Proto-Indo-European *upér (“above; over”). Cognates Cognate with Scots ower (“over”), Yola oer, ower, owr (“over”), Saterland Frisian uur (“over”), West Frisian oer (“over, across”), Cimbrian übar (“over”), Dutch over (“over”), German ober, über, ueber (“over, above”), Limburgish euver, övver (“over”), Low German över, üöver (“over”), Luxembourgish iwwer (“over”), Mòcheno iber (“over”), Yiddish איבער (iber, “over”), Danish and Norwegian Bokmål over (“over”), Elfdalian yvyr (“over”), Faroese yvir (“over”), Icelandic yfir (“over”), Norwegian Nynorsk over, yver, yvi (“over”), Swedish över (“over”), Gothic 𐌿𐍆𐌰𐍂 (ufar, “over”); also Breton and Cornish war (“on, over”), Irish ar (“on”), Manx er (“on”), Scottish Gaelic air (“on, upon”), Latin super (“above, over”), Ancient Greek ῠ̔πείρ (hŭpeír), ὑπέρ (hupér), ῠ̔́περ (hŭ́per, “above, over”), Albanian epër (“above, high, overhead, up, upward”), Armenian վեր (ver, “up”), Avestan 𐬎𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌 (upaⁱri, “above, over”), Persian بر (bar, “on; onto; upon”), Sanskrit उपरि (upari, “above, over”). Doublet of uber, super, and hyper.
Expressing spatial relationship or movement. Above; higher than; further up than.
Hold the sign up over your head.
The mountain towered over the village.
Expressing spatial relationship or movement. Across, from one side to the other.
The guide took us over the border.
Expressing spatial relationship or movement. Across, so as to pass above.
The vulture flew over the desert.
I looked out over the sea.
Expressing spatial relationship or movement. Through or around all the parts of.
The estate agent showed me over the property.
We went over the cathedral and then had lunch in the cafe.
Expressing spatial relationship or movement. On the other side of.
He lives over the road from me.
The next town is over that hill.
Expressing spatial relationship or movement. At or near (a location seen as 'across' from the speaker's location).
There was a big fire over the other side of town.
Expressing spatial relationship or movement. From one physical position to another via an obstacle that must be traversed vertically, first upwards and then downwards.
The dog jumped over the fence.
Let's walk over the hill to get there.
Expressing spatial relationship or movement. Across (something) and then downwards.
The car drove straight over the edge of the cliff.
I tripped over a tree root.
Expressing spatial relationship or movement. On top of; in such a way as to cover.
Drape the fabric over the table.
There is a roof over the house.
Expressing comparison. More than (a given value, amount, limit etc.); beyond; past; exceeding.
He is over a hundred years old.
It's over a hundred degrees outside.
Expressing comparison. To a greater degree than.
I prefer the purple over the pink.
Expressing comparison. As compared to.
Sales are down this quarter over last.
During or throughout (a time period).
He's got grumpier over the years.
I'll have to work over the weekend.
Through or via (a particular transmission medium).
A stern voice boomed over the loudspeaker.
The message came over FM radio.
Indicating relative status, authority, or power.
The owner's son lorded it over the experienced managers.
The prince ruled over a portion of the kingdom.
In a position of having overcome (a problem or issue); past; finished with; from one state to another via a hindrance that must be solved or defeated; or via a third state that represents a significant difference from the first two.
We got over the engineering problems and the prototype works great.
I am over my cold and feel great again.
While doing an activity involving (something), especially while consuming.
We had a chat over dinner.
He fell asleep over the crossword puzle.
Concerning or regarding.
The two boys had a fight over whose girlfriend was the best.
Above, implying superiority after a contest; in spite of; notwithstanding.
We triumphed over difficulties.
The bill was passed over the veto.
Expressing causation: due to, as the result of.
He was fired over that.
Divided by.
Two over six equals one over three.
Separates the three of a kind from the pair in a full house.
Separates the primary chord of a slash chord from the bass note.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Proto-West Germanic *obar Old English ofer Middle English over English over From Middle English over, from Old English ofer, ofor, ouer, from Proto-West Germanic *obar, from Proto-Germanic *uber (“over”), from Proto-Indo-European *upér (“above; over”). Cognates Cognate with Scots ower (“over”), Yola oer, ower, owr (“over”), Saterland Frisian uur (“over”), West Frisian oer (“over, across”), Cimbrian übar (“over”), Dutch over (“over”), German ober, über, ueber (“over, above”), Limburgish euver, övver (“over”), Low German över, üöver (“over”), Luxembourgish iwwer (“over”), Mòcheno iber (“over”), Yiddish איבער (iber, “over”), Danish and Norwegian Bokmål over (“over”), Elfdalian yvyr (“over”), Faroese yvir (“over”), Icelandic yfir (“over”), Norwegian Nynorsk over, yver, yvi (“over”), Swedish över (“over”), Gothic 𐌿𐍆𐌰𐍂 (ufar, “over”); also Breton and Cornish war (“on, over”), Irish ar (“on”), Manx er (“on”), Scottish Gaelic air (“on, upon”), Latin super (“above, over”), Ancient Greek ῠ̔πείρ (hŭpeír), ὑπέρ (hupér), ῠ̔́περ (hŭ́per, “above, over”), Albanian epër (“above, high, overhead, up, upward”), Armenian վեր (ver, “up”), Avestan 𐬎𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌 (upaⁱri, “above, over”), Persian بر (bar, “on; onto; upon”), Sanskrit उपरि (upari, “above, over”). Doublet of uber, super, and hyper.
A radio procedure word meaning that the station is finished with its transmission and is expecting a response.
Bravo Six, this is Bravo Six Four. Stand by for ten mike report one dash three, over.
Bravo Six Four, this is Bravo Six Actual. Send your traffic, over.
Instructs the reader to turn the page and continue reading the other side.
Ellipsis of over the left shoulder (“expressing disbelief etc.”).
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Proto-West Germanic *obar Old English ofer Middle English over English over From Middle English over, from Old English ofer, ofor, ouer, from Proto-West Germanic *obar, from Proto-Germanic *uber (“over”), from Proto-Indo-European *upér (“above; over”). Cognates Cognate with Scots ower (“over”), Yola oer, ower, owr (“over”), Saterland Frisian uur (“over”), West Frisian oer (“over, across”), Cimbrian übar (“over”), Dutch over (“over”), German ober, über, ueber (“over, above”), Limburgish euver, övver (“over”), Low German över, üöver (“over”), Luxembourgish iwwer (“over”), Mòcheno iber (“over”), Yiddish איבער (iber, “over”), Danish and Norwegian Bokmål over (“over”), Elfdalian yvyr (“over”), Faroese yvir (“over”), Icelandic yfir (“over”), Norwegian Nynorsk over, yver, yvi (“over”), Swedish över (“over”), Gothic 𐌿𐍆𐌰𐍂 (ufar, “over”); also Breton and Cornish war (“on, over”), Irish ar (“on”), Manx er (“on”), Scottish Gaelic air (“on, upon”), Latin super (“above, over”), Ancient Greek ῠ̔πείρ (hŭpeír), ὑπέρ (hupér), ῠ̔́περ (hŭ́per, “above, over”), Albanian epër (“above, high, overhead, up, upward”), Armenian վեր (ver, “up”), Avestan 𐬎𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌 (upaⁱri, “above, over”), Persian بر (bar, “on; onto; upon”), Sanskrit उपरि (upari, “above, over”). Doublet of uber, super, and hyper.
To go over, or jump over.
He overed the fence in good style.
To run about.
The cattle have been overing all day because of the flies.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Proto-West Germanic *obar Old English ofer Middle English over English over From Middle English over, from Old English ofer, ofor, ouer, from Proto-West Germanic *obar, from Proto-Germanic *uber (“over”), from Proto-Indo-European *upér (“above; over”). Cognates Cognate with Scots ower (“over”), Yola oer, ower, owr (“over”), Saterland Frisian uur (“over”), West Frisian oer (“over, across”), Cimbrian übar (“over”), Dutch over (“over”), German ober, über, ueber (“over, above”), Limburgish euver, övver (“over”), Low German över, üöver (“over”), Luxembourgish iwwer (“over”), Mòcheno iber (“over”), Yiddish איבער (iber, “over”), Danish and Norwegian Bokmål over (“over”), Elfdalian yvyr (“over”), Faroese yvir (“over”), Icelandic yfir (“over”), Norwegian Nynorsk over, yver, yvi (“over”), Swedish över (“over”), Gothic 𐌿𐍆𐌰𐍂 (ufar, “over”); also Breton and Cornish war (“on, over”), Irish ar (“on”), Manx er (“on”), Scottish Gaelic air (“on, upon”), Latin super (“above, over”), Ancient Greek ῠ̔πείρ (hŭpeír), ὑπέρ (hupér), ῠ̔́περ (hŭ́per, “above, over”), Albanian epër (“above, high, overhead, up, upward”), Armenian վեր (ver, “up”), Avestan 𐬎𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌 (upaⁱri, “above, over”), Persian بر (bar, “on; onto; upon”), Sanskrit उपरि (upari, “above, over”). Doublet of uber, super, and hyper.
A shore, riverbank.
The sea's over.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English over (“riverbank, seashore, brink”), from Old English ōfer (“riverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border”), from Proto-Germanic *ōferaz. Cognate with Dutch oever (“riverbank, shore”), German Ufer (“shore, shoreline, riverbank”), Low German Över (“shore, riverbank”).
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