The meaning of OVER is across a barrier or intervening space; especially : across the goal line in football. How to use over in a sentence.

OVER definition: 1. above or higher than something else, sometimes so that one thing covers the other; above: 2. in…. Learn more.

If something is over it is finished, across, or above. When a movie is over, you get up and leave. A blanket that's over your feet covers your toes. A painting over a fireplace hangs above it.

Define over. over synonyms, over pronunciation, over translation, English dictionary definition of over. prep. 1. In or at a position above or higher than: a sign over the door; a hawk gliding over …

If one thing is over another thing or is moving over it, the first thing is directly above the second, either resting on it, or with a space between them. He looked at himself in the mirror over the …

Definition of over adverb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

in a state, condition, situation, or position that is or has been placed or put over something: to climb over (particle) so as to cause to fall: knocking over a police officer

There are 42 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word over, five of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

OVER meaning: 1 : in an upward and forward direction across something; 2 : downward from an upright position

Synonyms for OVER: above, atop, during, throughout, by, amidst, through, amid; Antonyms of OVER: under, below, beneath, underneath, inside, never, little, rarely