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    o·ver
    [ˈōvər]
    preposition
    1. extending directly upward from:
      "I saw flames over Berlin"
      • above so as to cover or protect:
        "an oxygen tent over the bed" · "ladle this sauce over fresh pasta"
      • extending above (a general area) from a vantage point:
        "views over Hyde Park"
    2. at a higher level or layer than:
      "watching a television hanging over the bar"
      • higher in grade or rank than:
        "over him is the financial director"
      • expressing authority or control:
        "editorial control over what is included"
      • expressing preference:
        "I'd choose the well-known brand over that one"
      • expressing greater number:
        "there was a slight predominance of boys over girls"
      • higher in volume or pitch than:
        "he shouted over the noise of the taxis"
    3. higher than or more than (a specified number or quantity):
      "over 40 degrees C" · "they have lived together for over a year"
    4. expressing passage or trajectory across:
      "she trudged over the lawn"
      • beyond and falling or hanging from:
        "it toppled over the cliff"
      • at the other side of; beyond:
        "over the hill is a small village"
    5. expressing duration:
      "she told me over coffee" · "inventories have been refined over many years"
    6. by means of; by the medium of:
      "a voice came over the loudspeaker"
    7. on the subject of:
      "a heated debate over unemployment"
    8. no longer affected by:
      "we were over the worst"
      • informal
        no longer upset by or missing (a former lover or partner):
        "now it's finished and even though I am totally over him, I'm wondering whether I should pay him a surprise visit"
      • informal
        weary of or no longer wanting to deal with (something):
        "I'm over all of this rain!"
    adverb
    over (adverb)
    1. expressing passage or trajectory across an area:
      "he leaned over and tapped me on the hand"
      • in or to the place mentioned or indicated:
        "over here" · "come over and cheer us up"
    2. beyond and falling or hanging from a point:
      "listing over at an acute angle"
    3. used to express action and result:
      "the car flipped over" · "hand the money over"
    4. used to express repetition of a process:
      "twice over" · "the sums will have to be done over again"
    5. (in two-way radio communication) used to indicate that the speaker has finished speaking and is awaiting a reply.
    adjective
    1. finished or complete:
      "the match is over" · "the danger is not completely over" · "it was a bad period of my life, but it's all over now"
      • informal
        no longer fashionable or in vogue:
        "skiing is so over, and snowboarding is passé!"
    noun
    cricket
    over (noun) · overs (plural noun)
    1. a sequence of six balls bowled by a bowler from one end of the pitch.
    Origin
    Old English ofer, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch over and German über, from an Indo-European word (originally a comparative of the element represented by -ove in above) which is also the base of Latin super and Greek huper.
    over-
    [ˈōvər]
    prefix
    1. excessively; to an unwanted degree:
      "overambitious" · "overcareful"
      • completely; utterly:
        "overawe" · "overjoyed"
    2. upper; outer; extra:
      "overcoat" · "overtime"
      • overhead; above:
        "overcast" · "overhang"
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    Similar and Opposite Words
    preposition
    1. extending directly upward from:
      above
      on top of
      atop
      higher than
      higher up than
      Opposite:
      under
      below
    2. at a higher level or layer than:
      above
      on top of
      atop
      higher than
      higher up than
      Opposite:
      under
      below
    3. higher than or more than (a specified number or quantity):
      more than
      above
      in excess of
      exceeding
      upwards of
      beyond
      greater than
    4. expressing passage or trajectory across:
      across
      onto
      around
      throughout
      all through
      throughout the extent of
      everywhere in
      in all parts of
      • on the subject of:
        about
        concerning
        speaking of
        regarding
        as regards
        respecting
        in connection with
        as for
        re
        in re
        on the subject of
        apropos of
        with reference to
        with regard/respect to
        relating to
      adjective
      1. finished or complete:
        at an end
        finished
        concluded
        terminated
        no more
        ended
        extinct
        gone
        dead
        a thing of the past
        ancient history
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