over
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1.0
- adposition
- /ˈoʊvər/
- The cat jumped over the fence to chase the squirrel.
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Watch on YouTubeThen we're going to head over to Best Buy.
- Then we're going to head over to Best Buy.
- And they said, OK, come over, we'll talk to you.
- So now let's hop on over to to Tanya.
- I actually wore this over like a black dress.
- Kneel down, bend over, put on these cat ears.
- He flings it around his back over to Hotshot.
- And so I look over at Sal and Sal goes.
- And then I saw you coming back over the hill.
- I'm going to go ahead and switch it over to her.
- Next day, exactly Next day they go over to neighbour's house.
Examples
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And then I saw you coming back over the hill.
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Wait, does it go over or under this?
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Then we're going to head over to Best Buy.
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And they said, OK, come over, we'll talk to you.
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- Dude, come over here if you want to talk to me.
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When we got into the car to drive over, I mentioned that to him.
Academic text (2011) -
Will you come over and make me a brew?
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It's actually, it's crazy how much this foliage changes over the course of a year.
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Aren't you going over to him?
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Data were collected in the two schools over a five-month period from October to February.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
307
4.8
In a confused, disorganized way with things or thoughts scattered
- Informal
26
5.8
Very easy to see because a feeling or quality shows on someone's face
- Literature
11
7.9
A faraway place of perfect happiness and hope that you cannot reach
- Informal
7
4.0
A strong feeling you can clearly see on someone's face
2
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
2
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
- Informal
1
7.5
Something bad that already happened and cannot be changed so do not worry about it
- Informal
1
9.9
Not able to handle a task or situation because it is too difficult
- Informal
1
3.2
A place to live, like a house or flat that keeps you dry and safe
- Informal
1
9.9
Everywhere in a hurried, messy way like people searching quickly
- Informal
1
9.4
Tell someone to stop worrying about a problem and move on
Compounds
- Specialized
6
6.0
Stocks or bonds not listed on a stock market that dealers buy and sell
- Specialized
1
6.6
A market where people buy and sell shares directly by phone or computer
- Specialized
1
6.5
A share not listed on a stock exchange that is bought and sold through dealers
- Specialized
1
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
9.9
A private financial contract made between two parties, not traded on a public exchange
- Informal
1
7.2
Loud exaggerated actions meant to get attention or make people laugh
- Specialized
1
7.0
Profit left in a company after paying dividends and putting money aside
- Specialized
1
7.9
An exchange of genes between matching chromosomes during cell division that makes sperm and egg cells
1
5.3
A day marking the end of fighting between Japan and other countries in World War II
- Specialized
1
6.7
An investment like a stock or bond traded directly through dealers, not on a stock market
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
A way of dropping a bomb after flying past a target so the bomb falls back onto it
- Specialized
A type of lime heated too much so it does not react with water or make strong mortar
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Over comes from the old English word ofer that meant 'above' or 'across'. Imagine a plane flying 'over' mountains or a blanket laid 'over' the grass — over shows movement or position above or across a surface.