Across the goal line in football How to use over in a sentence. Discover everything about the word over in english We use over as a preposition and an adverb to refer to something at a higher position than something else, sometimes involving movement from one side to another Over synonyms, over pronunciation, over translation, english dictionary definition of over In or at a position above or higher than
A sign over the door A hawk gliding over the hills. If something is over it is finished, across, or above When a movie is over, you get up and leave A blanket that's over your feet covers your toes A painting over a fireplace hangs above it.
To climb over (particle) so as to cause to fall Knocking over a police officer There are 42 meanings listed in oed's entry for the word over, five of which are labelled obsolete See ‘meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. If someone or something goes over a barrier, obstacle, or boundary, they get to the other side of it by going across it, or across the top of it I stepped over a broken piece of wood
Nearly one million people crossed over the river into moldavia Over is also an adverb. Above or higher than something If you walk, jump, climb, etc over an object… The children were overexcited (= too excited) (definition of over from the cambridge essential dictionary © cambridge university press)
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