over

  • preposition 1 extending upwards from or above. 2 above so as to cover or protect. 3 expressing movement or a route across. 4 beyond and falling or hanging from. 5 expressing duration. 6 at a higher level, layer, or intensity than. 7 higher or more than. 8 expressing authority or control. 9 on the subject of.

  • adverb 1 expressing movement or a route across an area. 2 beyond and falling or hanging from a point. 3 in or to the place indicated. 4 expressing action and result. 5 finished. 6 expressing repetition of a process.

  • noun Cricket a sequence of six balls bowled by a bowler from one end of the pitch.

  — PHRASES be over be no longer affected by. over against 1 adjacent to. 2 in contrast with. over and above in addition to. over and out indicating that a message on a two-way radio has finished.

  — ORIGIN Old English.

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