The meaning of over is across a barrier or intervening space (definition of over from the cambridge essential dictionary © cambridge university press) Across the goal line in football
How to use over in a sentence. The children were overexcited (= too excited) Discover everything about the word over in english
Over synonyms, over pronunciation, over translation, english dictionary definition of over In or at a position above or higher than A sign over the door A hawk gliding over the hills.
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.
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.
If someone or something goes over a barrier, obstacle, or boundary, they get to the other side of it by going across it, or across the top of it I stepped over a broken piece of wood Nearly one million people crossed over the river into moldavia Over is also an adverb.
If you walk, jump, climb, etc over an object…