over
preposition
[ ˈəʊvə ]
• extending directly upwards from.
• "I saw flames over Berlin"
Similar:
above,
on top of,
higher than,
higher up than,
atop,
• at a higher level or layer than.
• "his flat was over the shop"
Similar:
above,
on top of,
higher than,
higher up than,
atop,
• higher or more than (a specified number or quantity).
• "over 40 degrees C"
• expressing passage or trajectory across.
• "she trudged over the lawn"
• expressing duration.
• "you've given us a lot of heartache over the years"
• expressing the medium by which something is done; by means of.
• "a voice came over the loudspeaker"
• on the subject of.
• "a long and heated debate over unemployment"
Similar:
on the subject of,
about,
concerning,
apropos of,
with reference to,
speaking of,
with regard/respect to,
regarding,
as regards,
relating to,
respecting,
in connection with,
as for,
re,
in re,
over
adverb
• expressing passage or trajectory across an area.
• "he leant over and tapped me on the hand"
• beyond and falling or hanging from a point.
• "she knocked the jug over"
• used to express action and result.
• "the car flipped over"
• used to express repetition of a process.
• "the jukebox plays every song twice over"
over
noun
• a sequence of six balls bowled by a bowler from one end of the pitch, after which another bowler takes over from the other end.
Origin:
Old English ofer, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch over and German über, from an Indo-European word (originally a comparative of the element represented by -ove in above ) which is also the base of Latin super and Greek huper .
over-
prefix
• excessively; to an unwanted degree.
• "overambitious"
• upper; outer; extra.
• "overcoat"
