Across the goal line in football Above, atop, during, throughout, by, amidst, through, amid How to use over in a sentence.
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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
Over synonyms, over pronunciation, over translation, english dictionary definition of over
In or at a position above or higher than A sign over the door A hawk gliding over the hills. A selection of typical formations is illustrated
In the related sense ‘rising above, surmounting’, as overrisev., overtopv., overtowerv. 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 wood Nearly one million people crossed over the river into moldavia
Over is also an adverb.
Definition of over adverb in oxford advanced american dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. 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 distant position
Your phone is over there. Above and to the other side of To leap over a wall Above in authority, rank, power, etc., so as to govern, control, or have jurisdiction regarding
There is no one over her in the department now.
