over
Pronunciation[change]
- (UK) IPA (key): /ˈəʊ.və(r)/, SAMPA: /"@U.v@(r\)/
- (US) IPA (key): /ˈoʊ.vɚ/, SAMPA: /"oU.v@`/
Audio (US) (file)
Adjective[change]
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Positive |
Comparative |
Superlative |
- (not before a noun) Something is over when it has finished, usually referring to an event.
- When the movie was over we left the movie theater.
Preposition[change]
Preposition |
- In a location above something.
- Synonyms: above and superior to
- Antonyms: below, inferior to and under
- He stepped over the dog.
- From one side to the other.
- They went over the bridge.
- (mathematics) A number divided by another.
- Eight over two is four.
- If you do something over, you do it again.
- That looks really bad. I think we need to do it over.
- If you invite someone over, you invite them to your house.
- They had him over for tea.
Noun[change]
- (sports) (countable) An over in a cricket match is six balls bowled from one end.
- The captain told me I would have to bowl the next over.