Define over. over synonyms, over pronunciation, over translation, English dictionary definition of over. prep. 1. In or at a position above or higher than: a sign over the door; a hawk gliding over the hills.
The meaning of OVER is across a barrier or intervening space; specifically : across the goal line in football. How to use over in a sentence.
If one thing is over another thing or is moving over it, the first thing is directly above the second, either resting on it, or with a space between them. He looked at himself in the mirror over the table.
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: …
Idioms, Sport over there, [Informal.](in the U.S. during and after World War I) in or to Europe: Many of the boys who went over there never came back. Idioms over with, finished or done: Let's get this thing over with, so that we don't have to worry about it any more.
over (third-person singular simple present overs, present participle overing, simple past and past participle overed) (UK, transitive, dialect, obsolete) To go over, or jump over.
Above, in various figurative uses. Gloom hung over the town; the lecture went over our heads.
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.