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over

over

25 1.0
Finished and no longer happening
  • adjective
  • /ˈoʊvər/
translation icon : terminado
  • The grass famine is finally over!

Is there more than no, it's over Like it's done.

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Examples

  • Now that pledge is finally over, we can spend a lot more time together, too.

  • Week 3 is officially over.

  • Though the research project is officially over, the benefits are just starting to be realized.

    Academic text (1996)
  • The whatever-happened-to portion of the evening is officially over.

  • Javier Bardem is fabulous as the insane Silva, an over-the-top, completely out of his mind ex-spy.

    Blog text (10)
  • The marathon was finally over, and the runners celebrated their achievements.

  • After a long negotiation, the tense meeting was over, and both parties reached an agreement.

  • Once the presentation was over, the audience erupted into applause.

Synonyms

complete
vsover
863 1.0

Finished and not needing any more work

is used more for reaching the end than for fullness
all over with
vsover
  • Informal
5 2.8

Finished and no longer happening

is the neutral, plain way to report that something finished
ended
vsover
1 1.0

Finished and no longer happening

is the general descriptive way to mark that an activity is finished
concluded
vsover
2.5

Finished and no longer happening

is a common everyday way to say an event is finished
terminated
vsover
4.4

Ended so it does not continue

is the neutral descriptor that something has reached its conclusion

Antonyms

401 3.5

Still happening and not finished

1.0

Something that is at the first stage of a process

Idioms

1.0

A place a short way away from here

556 1.0

Many times in a row

283 4.8

In a confused, disorganized way with things or thoughts scattered

Happens many times

In many countries around the world

In many different places across the country

90 1.0

From many different places

In many places across the city

33 3.2

A place to live, like a house or flat that keeps you dry and safe

29 3.8

Everywhere in the world

over the line
  • Informal
28 8.2

Acting in a way that is too rude or hurtful to others

24 4.9

To try very hard to help someone or make them happy

head over heels
  • Informal
17 3.4

Completely in love with someone

17 5.8

Very easy to see because a feeling or quality shows on someone's face

all over the map
  • Informal
13 7.5

Very mixed and not focused or organized

over the moon
  • Informal
13 4.9

Feeling very happy and excited because something good happened

To trick someone by hiding the truth

over a barrel
  • Informal
7 7.9

Helpless and unable to act because someone else is in control

hand over fist
  • Informal
5 5.9

Happens very quickly, often when someone earns a lot of money

over and out
  • Jargon
5 7.7

To show you have finished speaking, especially on a radio

5 5.4

People have different opinions about something

all over with
  • Informal
5 2.8

Finished and no longer happening

Appear younger than the given age

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

4 7.9

Scold someone very strongly for a mistake

4 2.8

People meet to talk while they drink coffee

3 8.1

Too difficult for someone to understand

To show clearly that something is typical of a person or made by them

To stumble or fall because you are clumsy

1 9.5

For a very long time, often to say something will never happen

To be so surprised that you almost cannot react

1 9.2

The result is already decided and only small steps remain

head over heels
  • Informal
1 4.2

In a hurry and moving clumsily without control

1 9.9

A writer sends work to a magazine without the magazine asking

1 9.9

A situation where people who should not lead control things and cause chaos

all over oneself
  • Informal
1 9.2

Acting nervous and awkward because you want people to notice you

1 7.4

Very mixed across many parts of something

arse over tit
  • Offensive
1 9.9

To fall in a clumsy way and land head over heels

ass over teakettle
  • Offensive
1 9.9

To fall and turn over in a sudden, clumsy way

1 8.6

To scold someone very strongly for a mistake

A place to live or stay

over the rainbow
  • Literature
1 7.9

A faraway place of perfect happiness and hope that you cannot reach

Cannot hear something because a louder noise is present

To speak with small pauses and mistakes because you are nervous

To turn completely upside down while falling

A sign that dark clouds are coming and rain may fall, or a joke that things only seem bad

Tell someone to stop worrying about a problem and move on

To speak or act forcefully to confront a problem instead of staying quiet

Only small formal steps remain before the result is final

Everywhere in a hurried, messy way like people searching quickly

Giving someone too much attention in a way that annoys them

Compounds

604 3.6

A spoken narration in a film or TV show by someone not seen on screen

76 2.1

Something that remains after the rest has been used or eaten

61 5.2

Very extreme or exaggerated in a way that seems unreasonable

Medicine you can buy without a doctor's prescription

19 3.8

More expensive than planned for a project

14 4.9

A careful check of something to find problems

13 2.7

Giving something to another person and making them responsible for it

over the counter
  • Specialized
11 2.7

Medicine you can buy without a doctor's prescription

once-over
  • Informal
9 5.6

A quick check to find mistakes or problems

over-the-hill
  • Offensive
5 7.9

Too old to be as useful or attractive as before

4 3.2

A quick check of something to find obvious problems

A medicine you can buy without a doctor's prescription

over-the-counter
  • Specialized
4 6.0

Stocks or bonds not listed on a stock market that dealers buy and sell

over-the-top
  • Specialized
3 5.7

Delivered over the internet directly to users instead of through cable services

carry-over
  • Specialized
1 5.1

Using skill or knowledge from one situation in another similar situation

A medicine you can buy without a doctor's prescription

1 6.5

A share not listed on a stock exchange that is bought and sold through dealers

1 6.6

A market where people buy and sell shares directly by phone or computer

crossing over
  • Specialized
1 7.9

An exchange of genes between matching chromosomes during cell division that makes sperm and egg cells

1 7.4

A strong scolding you get for doing something wrong

1 9.9

A private financial contract made between two parties, not traded on a public exchange

carry-over
  • Specialized
7.0

Profit left in a company after paying dividends and putting money aside

A garden plant with broad leaves and long hanging red flower spikes

9.8

One set of six balls in cricket when the batting team scores no runs

A place or object that has a small hill of earth over it

9.9

A low plant like mint that spreads across the ground with round leaves and small purple flowers

A Jewish festival celebrating finishing the yearly reading of the Torah

6.7

An investment like a stock or bond traded directly through dealers, not on a stock market

9.9

A way of dropping a bomb after flying past a target so the bomb falls back onto it

A piece of underwear that supports a woman's breasts

7.2

Loud exaggerated actions meant to get attention or make people laugh

over-burned lime
  • Specialized
8.7

A type of lime heated too much so it does not react with water or make strong mortar

Too many people in one place, making it uncomfortable and hard to move

A day marking the end of fighting between Japan and other countries in World War II

How Complete

over
25 1.0
underway
336 4.1
unstarted
1 4.3

Surface Forms

over positive

Etymology

Over comes from the old English word ofer meaning 'above' or 'across'. A helpful image is a curtain coming down 'over' a stage — when the curtain is down, the show is finished, so over means 'finished'.