over

preposition
UK: /ˈəʊ.vər/
US: /ˈoʊ.vɚ/

  1. Above or higher than something else.

    1. The bird flew over the house. [ ] [ ]
    2. The helicopter hovered over the stadium before landing on the field. [ ] [ ]

  2. Across or from one side to the other.

    1. He walked over to the window. [ ] [ ]
    2. They drove over the bridge despite the strong warnings about the storm. [ ] [ ]

  3. Finished or completed.

    1. The game is over now. [ ] [ ]
    2. Once the initial shock was over, we began to assess the damage carefully. [ ] [ ]

  4. More than.

    1. It costs over ten dollars. [ ] [ ]
    2. The project took over three months to finish, which was much longer than expected. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

above finished beyond more across done
over adverb

  1. To move from one place to another, especially to reach someone or somewhere nearby.

    1. Come over to my house later. [ ] [ ]
    2. Why don't you come over for dinner sometime this week so we can discuss the plans further? [ ] [ ]

  2. To examine or consider something carefully.

    1. Let's go over the details again. [ ] [ ]
    2. Before submitting the report, I need to go over it one last time to check for errors. [ ] [ ]
over preposition

  1. To have influence or control.

    1. She has authority over the team. [ ] [ ]
    2. The manager has oversight over all departmental operations and must approve all expense reports. [ ] [ ]

  2. To travel across.

    1. They went over to France last summer. [ ] [ ]
    2. After the war, he went over to America with hopes of starting a new life there. [ ] [ ]
over adjective

  1. Ended.

    1. The concert is over. [ ] [ ]
    2. After the argument was over, everyone felt exhausted and emotionally drained. [ ] [ ]

  2. Remaining.

    1. Are there any cookies over? [ ] [ ]
    2. If there are resources over after completing this task, we can reallocate them. [ ] [ ]
over phrasal-verb

  1. To affect someone in a particular way.

    1. The feeling washed over me. [ ] [ ]
    2. A wave of sadness washed over her when she thought about leaving her childhood home. [ ] [ ]

  2. To happen to someone.

    1. What came over you? [ ] [ ]
    2. I don't know what came over him he suddenly started shouting at everyone. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "over" in English means: Above or higher than something else., Across or from one side to the other., Finished or completed., More than..

The phonetic transcription of "over" is /ˈəʊ.vər/ in British English and /ˈoʊ.vɚ/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "over": above, finished, beyond, more, across, done.

Example usage of "over": "The bird flew over the house. ". More examples on the page.