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Word: Over
Speech Type: Preposition
Old English ofer, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch over and German über, from an Indo-European word (originally a comparative of the element represented by -ove in above) which is also the base of Latin super and Greek huper
ˈəʊvə
extending directly upwards from
Short Definition:extending upwards from
Examples:- I saw flames over Berlin
- cook the sauce over a moderate heat
at a higher level or layer than
Short Definition:at higher level than
Examples:- his flat was over the shop
higher or more than (a specified number or quantity)
Short Definition:higher than
Examples:- over 40 degrees C
- they've been married for over a year
expressing passage or trajectory across
Short Definition:expressing passage or trajectory across
Examples:- she trudged over the lawn
expressing duration
Short Definition:expressing duration
Examples:- you've given us a lot of heartache over the years
- she told me over coffee
expressing the medium by which something is done; by means of
Short Definition:by means of
Examples:- a voice came over the loudspeaker
on the subject of
Short Definition:on the subject of
Examples:- a long and heated debate over unemployment
no longer affected by
Short Definition:no longer affected by
Examples:- we were over the worst
Word: Over
Speech Type: Adverb
ˈəʊvə
expressing passage or trajectory across an area
Short Definition:expressing passage or trajectory
Examples:- he leant over and tapped me on the hand
beyond and falling or hanging from a point
Short Definition:beyond and falling from point
Examples:- she knocked the jug over
used to express action and result
Short Definition:expressing action and result
Examples:- the car flipped over
- hand the money over
used to express repetition of a process
Short Definition:expressing repetition of process
Examples:- the jukebox plays every song twice over
- twice over
- the sums will have to be done over again
(in two-way radio communication) used to indicate that the speaker has finished speaking and is awaiting a reply.
Short Definition:used to indicate that speaker has finished speaking
Word: Over
Speech Type: Adjective
ˈəʊvə
finished or complete
Short Definition:finished
Examples:- the match is over
- the danger is not completely over
- it was a bad period of my life, but it's all over now
Word: Over
Speech Type: Noun
ˈəʊvə
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.
Short Definition:sequence of six balls bowled from one end of pitch
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