above in place or position

the roof over one's head.

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.

so as to rest on or cover; on or upon

Throw a sheet over the bed.

on or upon, so as to cause an apparent change in one's mood, attitude, etc.

I can't imagine what has come over her.

on or on top of

to hit someone over the head.

here and there on or in; about

at various places over the country.

through all parts of; all through

to roam over the estate; to show someone over the house.

to and fro on or in; across; throughout

to travel all over Europe.

from one side to the other of; to the other side of; across

to go over a bridge.

on the other side of; across

lands over the sea.

reaching higher than, so as to submerge

The water is over his shoulders.

in excess of; more than

over a mile; not over five dollars.

above in degree, quantity, etc.

a big improvement over last year's turnout.

in preference to

chosen over another applicant.

throughout the length of

The message was sent over a great distance.

until after the end of

to adjourn over the holidays.

throughout the duration of

over a long period of years.

in reference to, concerning, or about

to quarrel over a matter.

while engaged in or occupied with

to fall asleep over one's work.

via; by means of

He told me over the phone. I heard it over the radio.

beyond the top or upper surface or edge of something

a roof that hangs over.

so as to cover the surface, or affect the whole surface

The furniture was covered over with dust.

through a region, area, etc.

He was known the world over.

at some distance, as in a direction indicated

They live over by the hill.

from side to side; across; to the other side

to sail over.

across an intervening space

Toss the ball over, will you?

across or beyond the edge or rim

The soup boiled over. The bathtub ran over.

from beginning to end; throughout

to read a paper over; Think it over.

from one person, party, etc., to another

Hand the money over. He made the property over to his brother.

on the other side, as of a sea, a river, or any space

over in Japan.

so as to displace from an upright position

to knock over a glass of milk.

so as to put in the reversed position

She turned the bottle over. The dog rolled over.

once more; again

Do the work over.

in repetition or succession

twenty times over.

in excess or addition

to pay the full sum and something over.

in excess of or beyond a certain amount

Five goes into seven once, with two over.

throughout or beyond a period of time

to stay over till Monday.

to one's residence, office, or the like

Why don't you come over for lunch?

so as to reach a place across an intervening space, body of water, etc.

Her ancestors came over on the Mayflower

upper; higher up.

higher in authority, station, etc.

serving, or intended to serve, as an outer covering; outer.

remaining or additional, surplus; extra.

too great; excessive (usually used in combination)

Insufficient tact and overaggressiveness are two of his problems.

ended; done; past

when the war was over.

an amount in excess or addition; extra.

Military . a shot that strikes or bursts beyond the target.

Cricket .

the number of balls, usually six, delivered between successive changes of bowlers.

the part of the game played between such changes.

to go or get over; leap over.

Southern U.S. to recover from.

(used in radio communications to signify that the sender has temporarily finished transmitting and is awaiting a reply or acknowledgment.) Compare out ( def. 53 ) . ?

all over

over the entire surface of; everywhere

material printed all over with a floral design.

thoroughly; entirely.

finished

The war was all over and the soldiers came home.

all over with

ended; finished

It seemed miraculous that the feud was all over with.

over again

in repetition; once more

The director had the choir sing one passage over again.

over against. against ( def. 13 ) .

over and above

in addition to; besides

a profit over and above what they had anticipated.

over and over

several times; repeatedly

They played the same record over and over.

over the hill. hill ( def. 11 ) .

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.

over with

finished or done

Let's get this thing over with, so that we don't have to worry about it any more.

adjective

failed , incomplete , unfinished , fewer , less

adverb

under

adjective

ancient history , at an end , by , bygone , closed , completed , concluded , done , done with , ended , finished , gone , past , settled , upnotes:more than refers to countable items (there are more than 50 pies); over refers to general or unspecified amounts (over half the church is full) , additionally , beyond , ever , excessively , extra , extremely , immensely , in excess , inordinately , left over , more , over and above , overly , overmuch , remaining , superfluous , surplus , too , unduly , unusednotes:more than refers to countable items (there are more than 50 pies); over refers to general or unspecified amounts (over half the church is full)

adverb

aloft , beyond , covering , farther up , higher than , in heaven , in the sky , off , on high , on top of , overhead , overtop , straight up , traversely , upstairsnotes:more than refers to countable items (there are more than 50 pies); over refers to general or unspecified amounts (over half the church is full) , around , round , throughout , above , across , additionally , also , anew , athwart , atop , clear , completed , concluded , crosswise , done , elapsed , ended , excess , excessive , extra , finished , hurdle , leap , midst , past , terminated , through , too , transversely , upon , vault