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/ˈəʊvə/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "over"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

āωāĻĒāϰ⧇, āĻāϰ āωāĻĒāϰ⧇

at a position above or higher than something
over definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A drone hovered over the stadium.
āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĄā§āϰ⧋āύ āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻĄāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽā§‡āϰ āωāĻĒāϰ⧇ āϘ⧁āϰāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
1.1

āωāĻĒāϰ⧇, āĻ“āĻĒāϰ

above something to shelter or enclose it
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
An awning stretched over the cafÊ tables.
āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϚāĻžāρāĻĻā§‹āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāĻĢ⧇ āĻŸā§‡āĻŦāĻŋāϞ⧇āϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
1.2

āωāĻĒāϰ, āωāĻĒāϰ⧇

upon or across from a raised or distant position
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Their apartment had a view over the old town.
āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟāĻŽā§‡āĻ¨ā§āĻŸā§‡āϰ āĻĒ⧁āϰāĻžāύ⧋ āĻļāĻšāϰ⧇āϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āĻĻ⧃āĻļā§āϝ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
1.3

āωāĻĒāϰ, āĻ“āĻĒāϰ⧇

above something on a vertical axis
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Shelves over the desk held all her books.
āĻĄā§‡āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧇āϰ āωāĻĒāϰ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻ•āϗ⧁āϞ⧋āϤ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŦ āĻŦāχ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
02

āωāĻĒāϰ⧇, āĻ“āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇

used to express movement from one side or point to another
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The hikers walked over the wooden bridge.
āĻšāĻžāχāĻ•āĻžāϰāϰāĻž āĻ•āĻžāϠ⧇āϰ āϏ⧇āϤ⧁āϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻšā§‡āρāĻŸā§‡ āϗ⧇āϞāĨ¤
2.1

āωāĻĒāϰ⧇, āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇

from one side or place to another by crossing above or across a space, object, or obstacle
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They drove over the mountain.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āϰ āωāĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āϚāĻžāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
03

āĻ“āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇, āĻ…āĻĒāϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻļ⧇

on the far side of something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She lives over the river.
āϏ⧇ āύāĻĻā§€āϰ āĻ“āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
04

āωāĻĒāϰ⧇, āĻāϰ āωāĻĒāϰ⧇

used to express a higher position in a hierarchy, ranking, or order
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The department head reports to someone over him.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻ—ā§€āϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āϤāĻžāϰ āωāĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāωāϕ⧇ āϰāĻŋāĻĒā§‹āĻ°ā§āϟ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύāĨ¤
4.1

āωāĻĒāϰ, āωāĻĒāϰ⧇

used to express having power or influence in relation to something or someone
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Parents have legal responsibility over their children.
āĻĒāĻŋāϤāĻžāĻŽāĻžāϤāĻžāϰ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻžāύāĻĻ⧇āϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āφāχāύāĻŋ āĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āϰāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
05

āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤ⧇, āĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇

used to indicate a preference or choice in favor of something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I would select this option over the others.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻāχ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāϟāĻŋ āĻŦ⧇āϛ⧇ āύ⧇āĻŦāĨ¤
06

āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ•, āωāĻĒāϰ⧇

used to indicate a majority or numerical advantage
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Sales of tablets increased over laptops.
āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāϟāĻĒ āĻāϰ āϤ⧁āϞāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŸā§āϝāĻžāĻŦāϞ⧇āĻŸā§‡āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋ āĻŦ⧇āĻĄāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
07

āωāĻĒāϰ⧇, āĻ…āϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽ āĻ•āϰ⧇

at a higher volume or pitch than something else
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She spoke over the loud chatter in the room.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϘāϰ⧇āϰ āĻœā§‹āϰāĻžāϞ⧋ āĻ—āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ⧇āϰ āωāĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻŦāϞ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
08

āωāĻĒāϰ, āĻ…āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ

used to express exceeding a particular amount, level, or limit
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He's been working over ten hours today.
āϏ⧇ āφāϜ āĻĻāĻļ āϘāĻ¨ā§āϟāĻžāϰ āĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
09

āωāĻĒāϰ, āωāĻĒāϰ⧇

used to indicate extension past the edge and pointing downward
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Her hair tumbled over her shoulders in loose waves.
āϤāĻžāϰ āϚ⧁āϞ āĻĸāĻŋāϞ⧇āĻĸāĻžāϞāĻž āĻĸ⧇āωāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāρāϧāĻāϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āĻāϰ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
10

āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ, āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻ•āĻžāϞ⧇

during a particular period of time or while something is happening
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
We chatted over lunch.
āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻĻ⧁āĻĒ⧁āϰ⧇āϰ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻ—āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤
11

āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡, āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇

through the use of a communication or transmission channel
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Orders were given over the phone.
āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĄāĻžāϰ āĻĢā§‹āύ āĻāϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
12

āωāĻĒāϰ, āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇

used to express the subject or topic of discussion, consideration, or attention
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They had an argument over the budget.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻœā§‡āϟ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϤāĻ°ā§āĻ• āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
13

āωāĻĒāϰ⧇, āĻ…āϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽ

past the worst stage of something, especially a difficulty or illness
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The team is over the worst part of the season.
āĻĻāϞāϟāĻŋ āĻŽā§ŒāϏ⧁āĻŽā§‡āϰ āϏāĻŦāĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ–āĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ āĻĒāĻžāϰ āĻšā§Ÿā§‡ āϗ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
13.1

āϏ⧇ āĻāĻ–āύ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āϭ⧁āϞ⧇ āϗ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤, āĻāĻ–āύ āϏ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āϏ⧇āϰ⧇ āωāϠ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤

used to show being emotionally recovered from a past romantic relationship
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
It took a while, but I 'm finally over her.
āĻāϤ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁āϟāĻž āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϞ⧇āϗ⧇āϛ⧇, āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āĻ…āĻŦāĻļ⧇āώ⧇ āφāĻŽāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻ…āϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤
14

āωāĻĒāϰ⧇, āĻāĻ–āύ āϝāĻĨ⧇āĻˇā§āϟ

used to show being tired or fed up with a person, activity, or situation
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She 's over working overtime every week.
āϏ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āϏāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻšā§‡ āĻ“āĻ­āĻžāϰāϟāĻžāχāĻŽ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāĨ¤
01

āωāĻĒāϰ⧇, āĻ“āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇

across from one side to the other
over definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She looked over to the other side of the room to catch his attention.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĻ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āφāĻ•āĻ°ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϘāϰ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
1.1

āĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇, āϏ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧇

at or to a a specific location
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Come over and see this!
āĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āĻāϏ⧋ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–!
02

āωāĻĒāϰ⧇, āĻāϰ āωāĻĒāϰ⧇

used to indicate that something is located or passing above
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She held the umbrella over to shield herself from the rain.
āĻŦ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻœā§‡āϕ⧇ āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ›āĻžāϤāĻžāϟāĻŋ āωāĻĒāϰ⧇ āϧāϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
03

āωāĻĒāϰ⧇, āύāĻŋāĻšā§‡

used to show falling, leaning, or hanging beyond a point
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His chair leaned over on one leg.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ• āĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧇ āωāĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻā§āρāϕ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
04

āωāĻĒāϰ⧇, āφāĻŦāϰāĻŖ

so as to cover completely
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The graffiti was sprayed over with black paint.
āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻĢāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāϞ⧋ āϰāĻ‚ āĻĻāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻĸ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“ā§ŸāĻž āĻšā§Ÿā§‡āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
05

āĻ…āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ, āĻ›āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇

beyond a certain limit or norm, often slightly
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They charged me over by mistake.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϭ⧁āϞ⧇ āφāĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻ…āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ āϚāĻžāĻ°ā§āϜ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
06

āωāĻĒāϰ, āωāĻ˛ā§āĻŸā§‹

into a position of being turned or reversed
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The canoe rolled over in the current.
āĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāύ⧋ āĻ¸ā§āϰ⧋āϤ⧇ āωāĻ˛ā§āĻŸā§‡ āϗ⧇āϞāĨ¤
07

āφāĻŦāĻžāϰ, āĻĒ⧁āύāϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ

used to indicate repetition or a second occurrence
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The deal fell through over.
āϚ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āφāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
08

āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϤ⧇, āĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇

to someone's home or location
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I'll head over after work.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāĻœā§‡āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āϤ⧋āĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āϝāĻžāĻŦāĨ¤
09

āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

used to indicate completion by reading, viewing, or reviewing
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Please go over the instructions before you start the project.
āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļāĻžāĻŦāϞ⧀ āĻĻ⧇āϖ⧁āύāĨ¤
9.1

āϏāĻžāĻŦāϧāĻžāύ⧇, āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇

in a thorough, detailed, or serious manner
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Think it over before you act.
āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§‹āĨ¤
10

āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻž, āϰāĻžāϤ āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻžāύ⧋

used to indicate something happening or lasting until the next day
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I'll sleep over at my friend's place and come back tomorrow.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āϘ⧁āĻŽā§‹āĻŦ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ•āĻžāϞ āĻĢāĻŋāϰ⧇ āφāϏāĻŦāĨ¤
01

āĻļ⧇āώ, āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻĒā§āϤ

no longer continuing
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The excitement is over, and the crowd has dispersed.
āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧇āϜāύāĻž āĻļ⧇āώ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇, āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ­āĻŋāĻĄāĻŧ āĻ›āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
02

āĻĒ⧁āϰāĻžāύ⧋, āφāϰ āϜāύāĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āύāϝāĻŧ

outdated or not popular anymore
Informal
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The style of those clothes is over; no one wears them anymore.
āĻ“āχ āĻ•āĻžāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻ¸ā§āϟāĻžāχāϞ āĻĒ⧁āϰāĻžāύ⧋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϗ⧇āϛ⧇; āĻāĻ–āύ āφāϰ āϕ⧇āω āϏ⧇āϗ⧁āϞ⧋ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āύāĻžāĨ¤
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āωāĻĒāϰ⧇āϰ, āωāĻĒāϰ⧇

positioned above or higher than something else
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The over shelves in the kitchen hold the least-used items.
āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āύāĻžāϘāϰ⧇āϰ āωāĻĒāϰ⧇āϰ āϤāĻžāĻ•āϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϏāĻŦāĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ•āĻŽ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§ƒāϤ āϜāĻŋāύāĻŋāϏāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻžāĻ•āĻŋ, āĻ…āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ

left over or still available after the majority has been used
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
There 's an over supply of materials for the project.
āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āωāĻĒāĻ•āϰāϪ⧇āϰ āĻ…āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āωāĻ­āϝāĻŧ āĻĒāĻžāĻļ⧇ āĻ­āĻžāϜāĻž, āωāĻ˛ā§āϟāĻžāύ⧋

cooked or prepared by frying both sides, usually referring to eggs
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She prefers her eggs over hard, not runny.
āϏ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĄāĻŋāĻŽ āĻ“āĻ­āĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻ•āϰ⧇, āϤāϰāϞ āύāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āϏāĻŋāϰāĻŋāϜ, āĻ“āĻ­āĻžāϰ

(cricket) a set of six consecutive balls bowled by one player from one end of the field
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After the first over, the team took a short break.
āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻ“āĻ­āĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇, āĻĻāϞāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻ‚āĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤ āĻŦāĻŋāϰāϤāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ…āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ, āĻŦāĻžāĻ•āĻŋ

an amount beyond what is required or needed
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The company had several overs of materials left after the project.
āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϰ āĻ•āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ…āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ āωāĻĒāĻ•āϰāĻŖ āĻ…āĻŦāĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ“āĻ­āĻžāϰ, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž āĻ…āϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻ­āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āϝāĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§€ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻŋ

(betting) a wager predicting that a sporting statistic will exceed a specified number
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The game ended with more goals than the over bet, so he won.
āϖ⧇āϞāĻž āĻ“āĻ­āĻžāϰ āĻŦ⧇āĻŸā§‡āϰ āĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻŋ āĻ—ā§‹āϞ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻļ⧇āώ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇, āϤāĻžāχ āϏ⧇ āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ…āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ, āĻšāĻžāχāĻĒāĻžāϰ

used to signify more than what is needed or considered appropriate
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His overconfidence led him to underestimate his competitors.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ…āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ āφāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝ⧋āĻ—ā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻŦāĻŽā§‚āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāύ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āύ⧇āϤ⧃āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ“āĻ­āĻžāϰ, āĻšāĻžāχāĻĒāĻžāϰ

used to express the idea of something being done to the fullest extent, or to an extreme degree
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He was overcome with emotion during the final scene.
āĻšā§‚āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻĻ⧃āĻļā§āϝ⧇ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āφāĻŦ⧇āϗ⧇ āφāĻ•ā§āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āωāĻĒāϰ, āĻ…āϤāĻŋ

used to refer to something positioned above, beyond, or extra in relation to other things
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He wore an overjacket to shield himself from the rain.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŦ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻœā§‡āϕ⧇ āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ“āĻ­āĻžāϰāĻœā§āϝāĻžāϕ⧇āϟ āĻĒāϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āωāĻĒāϰ⧇, āĻ…āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ

used to indicate a position or movement above, or covering something from a higher level
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The overcast sky signaled that it might rain soon.
āĻŽā§‡āϘāĻžāĻšā§āĻ›āĻ¨ā§āύ āφāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āϏāĻ‚āϕ⧇āϤ āĻĻāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϝ⧇ āĻļā§€āĻ˜ā§āϰāχ āĻŦ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻļ⧇āώ, āĻāĻŦāĻžāϰ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžāϞāĻž

used in two-way radio communication to indicate that the speaker has finished speaking and is awaiting a response
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
We 've secured the perimeter; awaiting further instructions. Over.
āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϧāĻŋ āϏ⧁āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋ; āφāϰāĻ“ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ…āĻĒ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤ āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻĒā§āϤāĨ¤
01

āϞāĻžāĻĢāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻ…āϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to jump across or past an obstacle
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She overs the stream with ease during the race.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĻ⧌āĻĄāĻŧ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϏāĻšāĻœā§‡āχ āĻ¸ā§āϰ⧋āϤ āĻĒāĻžāϰ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāύāĨ¤
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