We use over as a preposition and an adverb to refer to something at a higher position than something else, sometimes involving movement from one side to another: …
If someone or something goes over a barrier, obstacle, or boundary, they get to the other side of it by going across it, or across the top of it. I stepped over a broken piece of w
Over is related to the German word über, meaning "above," like putting one piece of paper over another, or a ruling over your school, you popular person. Over can describe a dista
in a state, condition, situation, or position that is or has been placed or put over something: to climb over (particle) so as to cause to fall: knocking over a police officer
There are 42 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word over, five of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Definition of over adverb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.