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preposition

• 1extending directly upwards from:I saw flames over Berlin cook the sauce over a moderate heat
• above so as to cover or protect:an oxygen tent over the bed ladle this sauce over fresh pasta
• extending above (an area) from a vantage point:views over Hyde Park

• 2at a higher level or layer than:his flat was over the shop
• higher in rank than:over him is the financial director
• expressing authority or control:editorial control over what is included
• expressing preference:I’d choose the well-known brand over that one
• expressing majority:there was a slight predominance of boys over girls
• higher in volume or pitch than:he shouted over the noise of the taxis

• 3higher or more than (a specified number or quantity):over 40 degrees C they’ve been married for over a year

• 4expressing passage or trajectory across:she trudged over the lawn
• beyond and falling or hanging from:he toppled over the side of the boat
• at the other side of; beyond:over the hill is a small village

• 5expressing duration:you’ve given us a lot of heartache over the years she told me over coffee

• 6expressing the medium by which something is done; by means of:a voice came over the loudspeaker

• 7on the subject of:a long and heated debate over unemployment

adverb

• 1expressing passage or trajectory across an area:he leant over and tapped me on the hand
• in or to the place indicated:I’m over here

• 2beyond and falling or hanging from a point:she knocked the jug over

• 3used to express action and result:the car flipped over hand the money over
• finished:the match is over message understood, over and out

• 4used to express repetition of a process:the jukebox plays every song twice over the sums will have to be done over again

noun

• a sequence of six balls bowled by a bowler from one end of the pitch, after which another bowler takes over from the other end.