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.

We use over as a preposition and an adverb to refer to something at a higher position than something else, sometimes involving movement from one side to another: …

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.

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 …

from one person, party, etc., to another: He handed the property over to his brother. on the other side, as of a sea, a river, or any space: Next time we'll come over to Japan.

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

OVER- meaning: 1. too much: 2. above or higher than something: 3. If you walk, jump, climb, etc over an object…. Learn more.

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

You can add over- to an adjective or verb to indicate that a quality exists or an action is done to too great an extent. For example, if you say that someone is being over-cautious, you mean …