over
∞
1.0
- adverb
- /ˈoʊvər/
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más de
- What are you going to do over the next five years?
- over twenty years
- over five decades
And I have failed at doing that over the past year.
- And I have failed at doing that over the past year.
- That sound is all over the song on the beat.
- We've been friends for over six years probably now.
- I made I made a friend over summer, right.
- The dollar was really strong over the last year.
- You've been blowing the fuck up over the past years.
Examples
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Bettinger and Long used a unique data set of over 28,000 students from the state of Ohio.
Academic text (2011) -
It's funny how trees grow over time in this area.
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In a little over 13 minutes the law will arrive.
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This is how we evolved over millions of years.
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We've been friends for over six years probably now.
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During the summer months, the population swells to over 18,000, creating challenges for the treatment facility.
Academic text (1999) -
According to the data of the present study, over 98 percent of respondents identified themselves as Catholics.
Academic text (2011) -
In the state of South Carolina, over 217 schools offer classes in the single-gender format.
Academic text (2011) -
Some plants have ninety miles of piping and over 1,000 miles of electrical cable.
Academic text (1999) -
We have received feedback from clients over the past few months.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
In every part of a place
∞
1.0
In every part of a place or during the whole time
Idioms
- Informal
283
4.8
In a confused, disorganized way with things or thoughts scattered
- Informal
33
3.2
A place to live, like a house or flat that keeps you dry and safe
- Informal
17
5.8
Very easy to see because a feeling or quality shows on someone's face
- Informal
5
4.0
A strong feeling you can clearly see on someone's face
4
4.3
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
1
9.5
For a very long time, often to say something will never happen
- Informal
1
9.9
A situation where people who should not lead control things and cause chaos
- Literature
1
7.9
A faraway place of perfect happiness and hope that you cannot reach
- Informal
1
5.6
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
4
6.0
Stocks or bonds not listed on a stock market that dealers buy and sell
- Specialized
3
5.7
Delivered over the internet directly to users instead of through cable services
- Specialized
1
5.1
Using skill or knowledge from one situation in another similar situation
- Specialized
1
6.5
A share not listed on a stock exchange that is bought and sold through dealers
- Specialized
1
6.6
A market where people buy and sell shares directly by phone or computer
- Specialized
1
7.9
An exchange of genes between matching chromosomes during cell division that makes sperm and egg cells
- Specialized
1
9.9
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 Complete
Surface Forms
Etymology
Over comes from the old English word ofer meaning 'across'. Think of a cover that stretches 'over' a table or time and reaches every part — that's why over can mean 'throughout' or 'during' a whole period.