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: …
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.
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.
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.
in a state, condition, situation, or position that is or has been placed or put over something: to climb over (particle) so as to cause to fall: knocking over a police officer
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.
