over

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Finished

   Finished; ended; concluded.

   • The show isn't over until the fat lady sings.
   • The strawberries are over now. I picked the last few yesterday.
2. 2

   Hopeless

   Hopeless; irrecoverable.

   • We're keeping our marriage going for the sake of the kids, but really it's over.
3. 3

   Visiting one's home or other location.

   • My sister's over for the week.
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   1. 4

      Having surmounted an obstacle.

      • The horse struggled at that fence, but it's over.
   2. 5

      Having an excess in a particular respect.

      • This steak is well over. (overcooked)
      • We had some complaints about short weight, so now we make sure that all our bags of potatoes are a bit over. (overweight)
   3. 6

      Surplus to requirements.

      • I made 20 cakes, but I only need 18, so there are two over.
   4. 7

      Of a wrestler

      Of a wrestler: generating a reaction from fans.

   5. 8

      Describing a physical change of position or state.

      • That vase isn't exactly central. Could you move it over a couple of inches?
      • I slid over to make room for him to sit down.
      • Please pass the chocolates over to me.
   6. 9

      Expressing figurative movement from one position or state across to another.

      • He came over to our way of thinking on the new project.
      • I switched over to Channel 9.
      • I signed the property over to him.
   7. 10

      Indicating a direction or location away from the speaker, usually roughly horizontally or…

      Indicating a direction or location away from the speaker, usually roughly horizontally or visualised as such.

      • I'll see you over at the club.
      • Look over there!
   8. 11

      Thoroughly

      Thoroughly; completely; from beginning to end.

      • Let's talk over the project at tomorrow's meeting.
      • Let me think that over.
      • I'm going to look over our department's expenses.
   9. 12

      To a high or excessive degree

      To a high or excessive degree; overly; see also over-.

      • I'm not over bothered about going to the party.
      • If you're over tentative then you'll get nowhere.
      • She seemed a placid creature altogether - eminently respectable - perhaps not over intelligent.
   10. 13

       Beyond or in excess of what is correct or expected.

       • The show ran ten minutes over.
       • We tried to stick to budget, but in the end we went twenty dollars over.
   11. 14

       To a future time.

       • Carry the shortfall over and we'll make it up tomorrow.
   12. 15

       Overnight (throughout the night).

       • We missed the last bus home so we stayed over.
       • Can I sleep over?
   13. 16

       Indicating repetition.

       • I lost my paper and I had to do the entire assignment over.
   14. 17

       See also individual entries for phrasal verbs

       See also individual entries for phrasal verbs: go over, hand over, run over, take over, win over, etc.

   15. 18

       A set of six legal balls bowled.

       • Jones hit four boundaries in the first over.
       • In an emotional and electric atmosphere at Lord's, both sides scored 241 in their 50 overs and were level on 15 when they batted for an extra over apiece.
   16. 19

       Any surplus amount of money, goods delivered, etc.

       • […] standard cash count forms used to record the count and any overs or unders.
   17. 20

       Something having an excess of a particular property.

       • I went fishing but caught mostly overs.
       • In today's golf tournament we recorded three unders and twenty overs.
   18. 21

       A bet that a particular sporting statistic, such a points scored in a game, will be above…

       A bet that a particular sporting statistic, such a points scored in a game, will be above a certain stated value.

   19. 22

       Expressing spatial relationship or movement.

       • Hold the sign up over your head.
       • The mountain towered over the village.
       • Over them gleamed far off the crimson banners of morning.
   20. 23

       Expressing comparison.

       • He is over a hundred years old.
       • It's over a hundred degrees outside.
       • I think I’m over my limit for calories for today.
   21. 24

       During or throughout (a time period).

       • He's got grumpier over the years.
       • I'll have to work over the weekend.
   22. 25

       Through or via (a particular transmission medium).

       • A stern voice boomed over the loudspeaker.
       • The message came over FM radio.
   23. 26

       Indicating relative status, authority, or power

       • The owner's son lorded it over the experienced managers.
       • The prince ruled over a portion of the kingdom.
   24. 27

       In a position of having overcome (a problem or issue)

       In a position of having overcome (a problem or issue); past; finished with; from one state to another via a hindrance that must be solved or defeated; or via a third state that represents a significant difference from the first two.

       • We got over the engineering problems and the prototype works great.
       • I am over my cold and feel great again.
       • I know the referee made a bad call, but you have to get over it [your annoyance with the referee's decision].
   25. 28

       While doing an activity involving (something), especially while consuming.

       • We had a chat over dinner.
       • He fell asleep over the crossword puzle.
       • Six diners in business clothes—five attractive young women and a balding middle-aged man—relax over cigarettes.
   26. 29

       Concerning or regarding.

       • The two boys had a fight over whose girlfriend was the best.
       • It has jailed environmental activists and is planning to limit the power of judicial oversight by handing a state-approved body a monopoly over bringing environmental lawsuits.
   27. 30

       Above, implying superiority after a contest

       Above, implying superiority after a contest; in spite of; notwithstanding.

       • We triumphed over difficulties.
       • The bill was passed over the veto.
       • It was a fine victory over their opponents.
   28. 31

       Expressing causation

       Expressing causation: due to, as the result of.

       • He was fired over that.
       • Microsoft CEO should be fired over cyber failure
   29. 32

       Divided by.

       • Two over six equals one over three.
   30. 33

       Separates the three of a kind from the pair in a full house.

       • 9♦9♠9♣6♥6♠ = nines over sixes
   31. 34

       Separates the primary chord of a slash chord from the bass note

   32. 35

       A radio procedure word meaning that the station is finished with its transmission and is…

       A radio procedure word meaning that the station is finished with its transmission and is expecting a response.

       • Bravo Six, this is Bravo Six Four. Stand by for ten mike report one dash three, over.
       • Bravo Six Four, this is Bravo Six Actual. Send your traffic, over.
       • How do you receive? Over!
   33. 36

       Instructs the reader to turn the page and continue reading the other side.

   34. 37

       Ellipsis of over the left shoulder (“expressing disbelief etc.”).

   35. 38

       To go over, or jump over.

       • He overed the fence in good style.
   36. 39

       To run about.

       • The cattle have been overing all day because of the flies.
   37. 40

       A shore, riverbank.

       • The sea's over.
       • Cassibola was ready at Dover, & renged (encamped) his men by the over.
   38. 41

       A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS…

       A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL3770).

   39. 42

       A suburban area in Winsford, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS…

       A suburban area in Winsford, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6366).

   40. 43

       A hamlet in Almondsbury parish, South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire, England…

       A hamlet in Almondsbury parish, South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST5882)

   41. 44

       A hamlet near Gloucester in Highnam parish, Tewkesbury district, Gloucestershire (OS grid…

       A hamlet near Gloucester in Highnam parish, Tewkesbury district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO8119).

   42. 45

       A village in Seevetal, Lower Saxony, Germany.

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