over
- adverb
- /ˈoʊvər/
- We flew over the mountains during our vacation.
And so they agreed to send me over to BUDS.
- And so they agreed to send me over to BUDS.
Examples
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The cat jumped over the fence to chase the bird.
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He threw the ball over the roof to his friend.
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From the top, we could see well over a hundred miles in every direction.
Fiction book (1990) -
This bad boy is over 2,000 feet tall.
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I'm having some people over right after the races.
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- Look, Ernie, it's clear over on the other side of the facility.
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You don't have a lot of control over this, Lester.
Synonyms
In a place higher than another point
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
In a confused, disorganized way with things or thoughts scattered
- Informal
A place to live, like a house or flat that keeps you dry and safe
- Informal
Very easy to see because a feeling or quality shows on someone's face
- Informal
A strong feeling you can clearly see on someone's face
To waste time being upset about something that already happened and cannot be changed
To show clearly that something is typical of a person or made by them
- Informal
For a very long time, often to say something will never happen
- Informal
A situation where people who should not lead control things and cause chaos
- Literature
A faraway place of perfect happiness and hope that you cannot reach
- Informal
To speak with small pauses and mistakes because you are nervous
A sign that dark clouds are coming and rain may fall, or a joke that things only seem bad
- Informal
Tell someone to stop worrying about a problem and move on
- Informal
To speak or act forcefully to confront a problem instead of staying quiet
- Informal
Everywhere in a hurried, messy way like people searching quickly
Compounds
- Specialized
Stocks or bonds not listed on a stock market that dealers buy and sell
- Specialized
Delivered over the internet directly to users instead of through cable services
- Specialized
Using skill or knowledge from one situation in another similar situation
- Specialized
A share not listed on a stock exchange that is bought and sold through dealers
- Specialized
A market where people buy and sell shares directly by phone or computer
- Specialized
An exchange of genes between matching chromosomes during cell division that makes sperm and egg cells
- Specialized
A private financial contract made between two parties, not traded on a public exchange
A garden plant with broad leaves and long hanging red flower spikes
- Archaic
A low plant like mint that spreads across the ground with round leaves and small purple flowers
- Specialized
An investment like a stock or bond traded directly through dealers, not on a stock market
- Specialized
A way of dropping a bomb after flying past a target so the bomb falls back onto it
- Informal
Loud exaggerated actions meant to get attention or make people laugh
- Specialized
A type of lime heated too much so it does not react with water or make strong mortar
A day marking the end of fighting between Japan and other countries in World War II
How High
Surface Forms
Etymology
Over comes from an old English word ofer that meant 'above' or 'across'. Picture something moving 'over' a fence or sitting 'above' a table — that's why over shows position or movement higher than or across something.