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O'er

adverb
/ɔː/
Word Frequency: 1.7

Definitions

1.adverbThoroughly; completely; from beginning to end.
"I'm going to look over our department's expenses."
2.adverbTo an excessive degree; overly.
3.adverbFrom an upright position to being horizontal.
"He bent over to touch his toes."
4.adverbHorizontally; left to right or right to left.
"I moved over to make room for him to sit down."
5.adverbFrom one position or state to another.
"Come over and play!"
6.adverbOvernight (throughout the night).
"Can I sleep over?"
7.adverb(usually with do) Again; another time; once more; over again.
"I lost my paper and I had to do the entire assignment over."
8.adverb(procedure word) a procedure word meaning that a station is finished transmitting and is expecting a response.
"Bravo Six Four, this is Bravo Six Actual. Send your traffic, over."
9.prepositionPhysical positioning.
10.prepositionBy comparison.
11.prepositionIndicating relative status, authority, or power
"The owner's son lorded over the experienced managers."
12.prepositionDivided by.
"four over two equals two over one"
13.prepositionSeparates the three of a kind from the pair in a full house.
"9♦9♠9♣6♥6♠ = nines over sixes"
14.prepositionFinished with; done with; from one state to another via a hindrance that must be solved or defeated; or via a third state that represents a significant difference from the first two.
"He is finally over his [distress over the loss of the relationship with his] ex-girlfriend."
15.prepositionWhile using, especially while consuming.
16.prepositionConcerning or regarding.
"The two boys had a fight over whose girlfriend was the best."
17.prepositionAbove, implying superiority after a contest; in spite of; notwithstanding.
"It was a fine victory over their opponents."

Synonyms

overabovebeyondmoremocomprehensivelycomprehensivenessmtpoverarchingmost
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