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preposition |
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When something is over something, it means that it is above or higher than that thing.
When it started to rain, I held my umbrella over my head.There are glasses on the shelf over the sink.- antonyms:
- below, under
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| definition 2: |
When something goes over something, it goes up and above that thing and then down to the other side of it.
The deer jumped over the fence.Sharon leaped over the mud puddles.
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| definition 3: |
When you put something over something else, you cover it with that thing. If you want to hide something, maybe you will put something over it.
My little sister tried to hide by pulling a blanket over her head, but you could still see her feet.My mom always puts the cover over the butter dish.
- antonyms:
- below
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| definition 4: |
If someone is over sixty years old, it means that their age is more than sixty. If something costs over ten dollars, it means it costs more than ten dollars.
My dad is over six feet tall.It takes over an hour to get to the airport from here.Ashley saw a lot of geese at the park. She believed there were over fifty of them. |
| definition 5: |
When you travel over the country, it means that you travel through or across the country.
We looked all over town for our missing cat.The star of the movie is famous all over the world. |
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If you went swimming over your vacation, it means that you went swimming sometime during your vacation.
David went to an amusement park and a zoo over the summer.Our teacher sometimes asks us what we did over the weekend. |
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"Over" sometimes means "about" or "on the subject of." "Over" is often used for this meaning when two people or two sides each want something different and they are arguing or fighting.
Mark and his sister sometimes argue over who gets to have the cat in their room at night. |
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"Over" sometimes means "by way of." If you talk over the telephone, it means that you talk by way of the telephone. We often use "over" in this way when we talk about things used for communication.
Many people buy things over the internet.My dad said he heard the news about the accident over the radio. |
| definition 9: |
If you are over an illness, it means you are not sick anymore. You have recovered from it. If you are over some bad experience, it means you are not affected by it anymore. You feel OK now.
Maya was very sick, but she is over it now.Todd was really sad when he lost his dog, but he is finally getting over it. |
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| part of speech: |
adverb |
| definition 1: |
When you go over to some place, you go across some space to get there.
The explorers sailed over to the island. |
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If someone is coming over, it means they are coming from where they are to the place where you are. If you are going over to your friend's house, you are going from where you are to the place where they are.
Come over here and look at what I found.Cindy is coming over tomorrow to watch a movie with me. |
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When you move over, you move to the side.
There wasn't enough room for Tim to sit on the bench, so he asked Chris to move over. |
| definition 4: |
When the soup boils over, it means that the soup boils up across the edge and down the side of the pot.
The water for the pasta suddenly boiled over and got on the stove. |
| definition 5: |
When you do something over, it means that you do it again.
Kelsey didn't like her drawing, so she erased it and did it over. |
| definition 6: |
When you bend over, it means that you bend down toward the ground or toward the floor. When a tree falls over, it falls down to the ground.
My cat knocked over my glass with her paw and water spilled everywhere.Charlie dropped his house keys and had to bend over to pick them up again.- similar words:
- down
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
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When something is over, it has ended. If a movie is over, the movie has finished.
Vacation is over next week, and then we go back to school.When the school concert was over, Kelvin and his dad had refreshments in the cafeteria.- similar words:
- done
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