How to use over in a sentence. across a barrier or intervening space; especially : across the goal line in football; forward beyond an edge or brink and often down… See the full definition

over against. against. over and above, in addition to; besides. a profit over and above what they had anticipated. over the hill. hill. all over, over the entire surface of; everywhere. material …

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

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

When you are talking about movement from one side of something to the other, you can only use over: They jumped over the stream. Over can also mean ‘covering’:

You use over to say that someone or something falls towards or onto the ground, often suddenly or violently.

We can use over as an adverb to talk about movement above something or someone: We were sitting in the garden and a huge flock of geese flew over. It was beautiful. Over as an adverb …

OVER meaning: 1. covering someone or something: 2. more than an amount, number, or age: 3. above or higher than…. 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.

I stopped and crossed over. He rowed us over to the other side of the lake. They have gone over to France. This is my aunt who's over from Ireland. I went over (= across the room) and asked …