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.

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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: …

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.

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.

Definition of over preposition in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

There are 42 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word over, five of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

Music Albums Over (album), by Peter Hammill, 1977 Over (EP), by Jarboe and Telecognac, 2000

OVER meaning: 1 : in an upward and forward direction across something; 2 : downward from an upright position

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 …