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NGSL Rank: 81
over
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Meanings
preposition
  • extending directly upwards from.
    E.g. I saw flames over Berlin
  • at a higher level or layer than.
    E.g. his flat was over the shop
  • higher or more than (a specified number or quantity).
    E.g. over 40 degrees C
  • expressing passage or trajectory across.
    E.g. she trudged over the lawn
  • expressing duration.
    E.g. you've given us a lot of heartache over the years
  • expressing the medium by which something is done; by means of.
    E.g. a voice came over the loudspeaker
  • on the subject of.
    E.g. a long and heated debate over unemployment
adverb
  • expressing passage or trajectory across an area.
    E.g. he leant over and tapped me on the hand
  • beyond and falling or hanging from a point.
    E.g. she knocked the jug over
  • used to express action and result.
    E.g. the car flipped over
  • used to express repetition of a process.
    E.g. the jukebox plays every song twice over
noun
  • a sequence of six balls bowled by a bowler from one end of the pitch, after which another bowler takes over from the other end.
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Meanings
prefix
  • excessively; to an unwanted degree.
    E.g. overambitious
  • upper; outer; extra.
    E.g. overcoat

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