Definitions
1.AdjectiveFinished; ended; concluded."The show isn't over until the fat lady sings.; The strawberries are over now. I picked the last few yesterday."
2.AdjectiveOf a flower: wilting or withering.
3.AdjectiveHopeless; irrecoverable."We're keeping our marriage going for the sake of the kids, but really it's over."
4.AdjectiveVisiting one's home or other location."My sister's over for the week."
5.AdjectiveHaving surmounted an obstacle."The horse struggled at that fence, but it's over."
6.AdjectiveHaving an excess in a particular respect."This steak is well over. (overcooked); We had some complaints about short weight, so now we make sure that all our bags of potatoes are a bit over. (overweight)"
7.AdjectiveSurplus to requirements."I made 20 cakes, but I only need 18, so there are two over."
8.AdjectiveOf a wrestler: generating a reaction from fans.
9.AdverbDescribing a physical change of position or state.
From one position or location to another, horizontally or approximately so, or along a route visualised as "across"."That vase isn't exactly central. Could you move it over a couple of inches?; I slid over to make room for him to sit down.; Please pass the chocolates over to me.; "Come over to my house and play!" — "Sure, I'll bring over a pizza."; He's driven over from Bristol.; In the future, when space travel is affordable to everyone, we'll be able to pop over to the Moon for a weekend.; I need to cross the river. Can you take me over in your boat?; I looked up just as a helicopter flew over.; The fence is too high. I don't think I'll be able to get over.; The boiling milk bubbled over onto the cooker top.; The car rolled to the edge of the cliff and went straight over.; He tipped the bottle over, and the water came gushing out.; That building just fell over!; Bend the end of that wire over to make a hook.; He bent over to touch his toes.; The leaves have curled over.; Paint it over with a darker colour.; It's starting to cloud over.; Put the card face down, and don't turn it over until I say so.; I can't sleep on my back. I have to roll over onto my side.; Swap those cables over. The red one should be in the left socket."
10.AdverbFrom one position or location to another, horizontally or approximately so, or along a route visualised as "across"."That vase isn't exactly central. Could you move it over a couple of inches?; I slid over to make room for him to sit down.; Please pass the chocolates over to me.; "Come over to my house and play!" — "Sure, I'll bring over a pizza."; He's driven over from Bristol.; In the future, when space travel is affordable to everyone, we'll be able to pop over to the Moon for a weekend."
11.AdverbAcross from one side of something to the other."I need to cross the river. Can you take me over in your boat?"
12.AdverbSo as to pass above."I looked up just as a helicopter flew over."
13.AdverbUp one side of something, across, and then down the other side."The fence is too high. I don't think I'll be able to get over.; The boiling milk bubbled over onto the cooker top."
14.AdverbAcross something, such as an edge, and then downwards."The car rolled to the edge of the cliff and went straight over."
15.AdverbFrom an upright position to a horizontal one."He tipped the bottle over, and the water came gushing out.; That building just fell over!"
16.AdverbSo as to fold towards or onto itself."Bend the end of that wire over to make a hook.; He bent over to touch his toes.; The leaves have curled over."
17.AdverbOn top of something, or so as to cover something."Paint it over with a darker colour.; It's starting to cloud over."
18.AdverbSo as to reverse up/down orientation, or otherwise change orientation by rotating."Put the card face down, and don't turn it over until I say so.; I can't sleep on my back. I have to roll over onto my side."
19.AdverbSo as to reverse or exchange position(s)."Swap those cables over. The red one should be in the left socket."
20.AdverbExpressing figurative movement from one position or state across to another."He came over to our way of thinking on the new project.; I switched over to Channel 9.; I signed the property over to him.; This advertisement doesn't clearly get the idea over."
21.AdverbIndicating a direction or location away from the speaker, usually roughly horizontally or visualised as such."I'll see you over at the club.; Look over there!"
22.AdverbThoroughly; completely; from beginning to end."Let's talk over the project at tomorrow's meeting.; Let me think that over.; I'm going to look over our department's expenses."
23.AdverbTo a high or excessive degree; overly; see also over-."I'm not over bothered about going to the party.; If you're over tentative then you'll get nowhere."
24.AdverbBeyond or in excess of what is correct or expected."The show ran ten minutes over.; We tried to stick to budget, but in the end we went twenty dollars over."
25.AdverbTo a future time."Carry the shortfall over and we'll make it up tomorrow."
26.AdverbOvernight (throughout the night)."We missed the last bus home so we stayed over.; Can I sleep over?"
27.AdverbIndicating repetition.
Again; another time; once more; over again."I lost my paper and I had to do the entire assignment over.; I said the magic word three times over, and the secret door slid open."
28.AdverbAgain; another time; once more; over again."I lost my paper and I had to do the entire assignment over."
29.AdverbUsed for rhetorical effect to reinforce that something was done the stated number of times."I said the magic word three times over, and the secret door slid open."
30.AdverbSee also individual entries for phrasal verbs: go over, hand over, run over, take over, win over, etc.
31.NounA set of six legal balls bowled."Jones hit four boundaries in the first over."
32.NounAny surplus amount of money, goods delivered, etc.
33.NounSomething having an excess of a particular property."I went fishing but caught mostly overs.; In today's golf tournament we recorded three unders and twenty overs."
34.NounA bet that a particular sporting statistic, such a points scored in a game, will be above a certain stated value.
35.PrepositionExpressing spatial relationship or movement.
Above; higher than; further up than."Hold the sign up over your head.; The mountain towered over the village.; The guide took us over the border.; The vulture flew over the desert.; I looked out over the sea.; The estate agent showed me over the property.; We went over the cathedral and then had lunch in the cafe.; (figuratively) We went over the figures together.; He lives over the road from me.; The next town is over that hill.; There was a big fire over the other side of town.; The dog jumped over the fence.; Let's walk over the hill to get there.; The lava bubbled up and over the rim of the crater.; The car drove straight over the edge of the cliff.; I tripped over a tree root.; Drape the fabric over the table.; There is a roof over the house.; (figuratively) A strange feeling came over me."
36.PrepositionAbove; higher than; further up than."Hold the sign up over your head.; The mountain towered over the village."
37.PrepositionAcross, from one side to the other."The guide took us over the border."
38.PrepositionAcross, so as to pass above."The vulture flew over the desert.; I looked out over the sea."
39.PrepositionThrough or around all the parts of."The estate agent showed me over the property.; We went over the cathedral and then had lunch in the cafe.; (figuratively) We went over the figures together."
40.PrepositionOn the other side of."He lives over the road from me.; The next town is over that hill."
41.PrepositionAt or near (a location seen as 'across' from the speaker's location)."There was a big fire over the other side of town."
42.PrepositionFrom one physical position to another via an obstacle that must be traversed vertically, first upwards and then downwards."The dog jumped over the fence.; Let's walk over the hill to get there.; The lava bubbled up and over the rim of the crater."
43.PrepositionAcross (something) and then downwards."The car drove straight over the edge of the cliff.; I tripped over a tree root."
44.PrepositionOn top of; in such a way as to cover."Drape the fabric over the table.; There is a roof over the house.; (figuratively) A strange feeling came over me."
45.PrepositionExpressing comparison.
More than (a given value, amount, limit etc.); beyond; past; exceeding."He is over a hundred years old.; It's over a hundred degrees outside.; I think I’m over my limit for calories for today.; I prefer the purple over the pink.; Sales are down this quarter over last."
46.PrepositionMore than (a given value, amount, limit etc.); beyond; past; exceeding."He is over a hundred years old.; It's over a hundred degrees outside.; I think I’m over my limit for calories for today."
47.PrepositionTo a greater degree than."I prefer the purple over the pink."
48.PrepositionAs compared to."Sales are down this quarter over last."
49.PrepositionDuring or throughout (a time period)."He's got grumpier over the years.; I'll have to work over the weekend."
50.PrepositionThrough or via (a particular transmission medium)."A stern voice boomed over the loudspeaker.; The message came over FM radio."
51.PrepositionIndicating relative status, authority, or power"The owner's son lorded it over the experienced managers.; The prince ruled over a portion of the kingdom."
52.PrepositionIn a position of having overcome (a problem or issue); past; finished 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."We got over the engineering problems and the prototype works great.; I am over my cold and feel great again.; I know the referee made a bad call, but you have to get over it [your annoyance with the referee's decision].; She is finally over [the distress of] losing her job.; He is finally over his [distress over the loss of the relationship with his] ex-girlfriend."
53.PrepositionWhile doing an activity involving (something), especially while consuming."We had a chat over dinner.; He fell asleep over the crossword puzle."
54.PrepositionConcerning or regarding."The two boys had a fight over whose girlfriend was the best."
55.PrepositionAbove, implying superiority after a contest; in spite of; notwithstanding."We triumphed over difficulties.; The bill was passed over the veto.; It was a fine victory over their opponents.; I can't hear you over the noise of that road drill."
56.PrepositionExpressing causation: due to, as the result of."He was fired over that."
57.PrepositionDivided by."Two over six equals one over three."
58.PrepositionSeparates the three of a kind from the pair in a full house."9♦9♠9♣6♥6♠ = nines over sixes"
59.PrepositionSeparates the primary chord of a slash chord from the bass note
60.InterjectionA radio procedure word meaning that the station is finished with its transmission and is expecting a response."Bravo Six, this is Bravo Six Four. Stand by for ten mike report one dash three, over.; Bravo Six Four, this is Bravo Six Actual. Send your traffic, over.; How do you receive? Over!"
61.InterjectionInstructs the reader to turn the page and continue reading the other side.
62.InterjectionEllipsis of over the left shoulder (“expressing disbelief etc.”).
63.VerbTo go over, or jump over."He overed the fence in good style."
64.VerbTo run about."The cattle have been overing all day because of the flies."
65.NounA shore, riverbank."The sea's over."