Results for over

Definition of over:

• part of speech: (adverb)

  More than the quantity; beyond a limit; from one to another; from a country beyond the sea; on the surface; past, as the winter is over; completely; in a great degree, as over- difficult.

• part of speech: (preposition)

  Above; opposed to below; above in authority; across, as he leapt over the brook; through or diffusely, as all the world over; covering or immersing; often contracted into oer.

• part of speech: (adjective)

  Prefix adding the meaning of above, across, or to excess to the simple word.

• part of speech: (adjective)

  Upper; beyond.

• part of speech: (preposition)

  Above; across; on the surface of.

• part of speech: (adjective)

  Prefix, meaning above; beyond; too much; to excess. Note.- Over, as a prefix, is not usually separated by a hyphen; the words with the prefix over, keeping in mind the sense of the prefix, are mostly self- explanatory, accordingly, it has not been thought necessary to enter every possible compound having the prefix over, though it is hoped that no one in common use has been omitted.

• part of speech: (adjective)

  Above; across; from side to side; more than.

Usage examples for over:

“ But he would make it all up to him, when this was once over ” David Elginbrod, - George MacDonald.

“ Think it over again. ” The Rangeland Avenger, - Max Brand.