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over-

prefix
/ˈəʊ̯və/UK/ˈoʊ̯vəɹ/CA/ˈəʉvə/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- From Middle English over-, from Old English ofer-, from Proto-Germanic *uber, from Proto-Indo-European *upér. Cognate with Dutch over-, German über-, Swedish över-, Welsh gor-, Spanish sobre-, Armenian վեր- (ver-), Persian ابر (abar-). Doublet of super-, sur-, and hyper-. More at over.

  1. inherited from *upér✻
  2. inherited from *uber✻
  3. inherited from ofer-
  4. inherited from over-

Definitions

  1. Above, or higher.

    • overbar, overlook

  2. Superior.

    • overlord

  3. Excessive

    Excessive; excessively.

    • overkind, overloud, overstate
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. Surrounding or covering.

      • overcoat, overpaint

    2. Exceptional

      Exceptional; extremely or intensely.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA