over

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over is on the Basic English 850 List.

oven - over - owner

over is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

out - over - own

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈəʊ.və(r)/, SAMPA: /"@U.v@(r\)/
(US) IPA ^(key): /ˈoʊ.vɚ/, SAMPA: /"oU.v@`/
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Adjective

Positive
over

Comparative
none

Superlative
none

(not before a noun) Something is over when it has finished, usually referring to an event.
When the movie was over we left the movie theater.

Preposition

Preposition
over

In a location above something.
- Synonyms: above and superior to
- Antonyms: below, inferior to and under
He stepped over the dog.
From one side to the other.
They went over the bridge.
(mathematics) A number divided by another.
- Antonyms: times and by
Eight over two is four.

If you do something over, you do it again.
That looks really bad. I think we need to do it over.
If you invite someone over, you invite them to your house.
They had him over for tea.

Noun

Singular
over

Plural
overs

(sports) (countable) An over in a cricket match is six balls bowled from one end.
The captain told me I would have to bowl the next over.

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