over
IPA: ˈoʊvɝ
noun
- (cricket) A set of six legal balls bowled.
- Any surplus amount of money, goods delivered, etc.
- (rare, dialectal or obsolete) A shore, riverbank.
- A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL3770).
- A suburban area in Winsford, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6366).
- A hamlet in Almondsbury parish, South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST5882)
- A hamlet near Gloucester in Highnam parish, Tewkesbury district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO8119).
- A village in Seevetal, Lower Saxony, Germany.
verb
- (UK, transitive, dialect, obsolete) To go over, or jump over.
- (UK, intransitive, dialect, obsolete) To run about.
adjective
- Discontinued; ended or concluded.
- (professional wrestling slang) wrestler or faction that is popular with the audience.
adverb
- Thoroughly; completely; from beginning to end.
- (often in compounds) To an excessive degree; overly.
- From an upright position to a horizontal one.
- Horizontally; left to right or right to left.
- From one side of something to another, passing above it.
- From one position or state to another.
- Overnight (throughout the night).
- (US, usually with do) Again; another time; once more; over again.
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Examples of "over" in Sentences
- Over the centuries, the use of complete Psalms in the liturgy declined.
- The project was completed over budget amid allegations of embezzlement.
- The torrent of water passing over the crest of the falls is about deep.
- I looked over the article and it seems to be pretty conscientiously done.
- Over the course of the project, the two fall in love, and eventually wed.
- The conflicts culminated in the fall of the cabinet over financial policy.
- But his complete technical virtuosity over the guitar is unmatched by anyone.
- He watches over the mummification process to ensure that all is done properly.
- This was not done directly, but a piece of muslin was placed over the vestment.
- The device changed over time, but all of the devices fall in the abacus family.
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