Across the goal line in football How to use over in a sentence. 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.
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 If you look over or talk over an object, you look or talk across the top of it I went and stood beside him, looking over his shoulder. Over is related to the german word über, meaning above, like putting one piece of paper over another, or a ruling over your school, you popular person Over can describe a distant position Your phone is over there.
To leap over a wall Above in authority, rank, power, etc., so as to govern, control, or have jurisdiction regarding There is no one over her in the department now. 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.
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