over

o-ver · preposition

imported

Definitions

preposition

  1. 1.

    Above and across; higher than.

  2. 2.

    More than (a number, amount, or age).

  3. 3.

    During; throughout.

  4. 4.

    On the subject of; concerning.

  5. 5.

    Used to express movement across an area.

  6. 6.

    From one side to another.

  7. 7.

    Again.

  8. 8.

    Finished; ended.

Related words

Antonyms: below, under
See also: above, across, beyond, under
Synonyms: above, across, beyond

Etymology

From Old English ofer meaning "over, above, upon, across," from Proto-Germanic uber, from Proto-Indo-European uper meaning "over." The word has cognates in German über, Dutch over, and Latin super.