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| 1. | [ pronoun ] preposition in a higher place or rank | |
| Synonyms: | above | |
| Examples: | "We flew above the clouds." "She is above partisan politics." "He held an umbrella over his head." |
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| 2. | [ adverb ] at or to a point across intervening space etc. | |
| Examples: | "come over and see us some time" "over there" |
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| 3. | [ adjective ] having come or been brought to a conclusion | |
| Synonyms: | all_over concluded ended terminated complete | |
| Examples: | "the harvesting was complete" "the affair is over, ended, finished" "the abruptly terminated interview" |
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| Related terms: | finished | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] (prefix) excessive | |
| Examples: | "over-abusive" "overabusive" |
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| Related terms: | immoderate | |
| 5. | [ adverb ] throughout an area | |
| Examples: | "he is known the world over" |
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| 6. | [ adverb ] throughout a period of time | |
| Synonyms: | o'er | |
| Examples: | "stay over the weekend" |
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| 7. | [ adverb ] in such a manner as to be understood and accepted | |
| Synonyms: | across | |
| Examples: | "she cannot get her ideas across" |
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| 8. | [ pronoun ] preposition | |
| Synonyms: | about of for regarding concerning | |
| Examples: | "What do you know regarding this accident?" "Tell me about your day." "We know little concerning his later life." "He feels concern for his wife." "Do you have any news of the explosion?" "We should not quarrel over details." |
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| 9. | [ pronoun ] preposition, in or toward the other side in a countinuous path | |
| Synonyms: | beyond on_the_other_side_of across | |
| 10. | [ pronoun ] preposition, in the location of | |
| Synonyms: | by on upon at | |
| 11. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 31387 | |
| 12. | [ noun ] (cricket) the period during which a given number of balls (6 in England; 8 in Australia) are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch | |
| Related terms: | playing_period maiden_over cricket | |
| Similar spelling: |
Overy overawe ovary |
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