over

preposition

• 1extending directly upward from:I saw flames over Berlin
• above so as to cover or protect:an oxygen tent over the bed ladle this sauce over fresh pasta
• extending above (a general area) from a vantage point:views over Hyde Park
• at the other side of; beyond:over the hill is a small village

• 2expressing passage or trajectory across:she trudged over the lawn
• beyond and falling or hanging from:it toppled over the cliff
• expressing duration:inventories have been refined over many years she told me over coffee
• by means of; by the medium of:over the loudspeaker

• 3at a higher level or layer than:watching a television hanging over the bar
• higher in grade or 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 greater number:there was a slight predominance of boys over girls
• higher in volume or pitch than:he shouted over the noise of the taxis

• 4higher than or more than (a specified number or quantity):over 40 degrees C they have lived together for over a year

• 5on the subject of:a heated debate over unemployment

adverb

• 1expressing passage or trajectory across an area:he leaned over and tapped me on the hand
• beyond and falling or hanging from a point:listing over at an acute angle

• 2in or to the place mentioned or indicated:over here come over and cheer us up

• 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: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.