over meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

over

adj

UK /ˈəʊ̯.və/ · CA, US /ˈoʊ̯.vɚ/

Etymology

From Middle English over, from Old English ofer, ofor, ouer, from Proto-West Germanic *obar, from Proto-Germanic *uber (“over”), from Proto-Indo-European *upér (“above; over”). Cognates Cognate with Scots ower (“over”), Yola oer, ower, owr (“over”), Saterland Frisian uur (“over”), West Frisian oer (“over, across”), Cimbrian übar (“over”), Dutch over (“over”), German ober, über, ueber (“over, above”), Limburgish euver, övver (“over”), Low German över, üöver (“over”), Luxembourgish iwwer (“over”), Mòcheno iber (“over”), Yiddish איבער (iber, “over”), Danish and Norwegian Bokmål over (“over”), Elfdalian yvyr (“over”), Faroese yvir (“over”), Icelandic yfir (“over”), Norwegian Nynorsk over, yver, yvi (“over”), Swedish över (“over”), Gothic 𐌿𐍆𐌰𐍂 (ufar, “over”); also Breton and Cornish war (“on, over”), Irish ar (“on”), Manx er (“on”), Scottish Gaelic air (“on, upon”), Latin super (“above, over”), Ancient Greek ῠ̔πείρ (hŭpeír), ὑπέρ (hupér), ῠ̔́περ (hŭ́per, “above, over”), Albanian epër (“above, high, overhead, up, upward”), Armenian վեր (ver, “up”), Avestan 𐬎𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌 (upaⁱri, “above, over”), Persian بر (bar, “on; onto; upon”), Sanskrit उपरि (upari, “above, over”). Doublet of uber, super, and hyper.

8 senses

1Finished; ended; concluded.
2Of a flower: wilting or withering.
3Hopeless; irrecoverable.
4Visiting one's home or other location.
5Having surmounted an obstacle.
6Having an excess in a particular respect.
7Surplus to requirements.
8Of a wrestler: generating a reaction from fans.

1

Finished; ended; concluded.

The show isn't over until the fat lady sings.
The strawberries are over now. I picked the last few yesterday.

2

Biology, Botany, Natural sciences Of a flower: wilting or withering.

3

Informal, Of an ongoing situation Hopeless; irrecoverable.

We're keeping our marriage going for the sake of the kids, but really it's over.

4

Informal Visiting one's home or other location.

My sister's over for the week.

5

Having surmounted an obstacle.

The horse struggled at that fence, but it's over.

6

Informal Having an excess in a particular respect.

This steak is well over. (overcooked)
We had some complaints about short weight, so now we make sure that all our bags of potatoes are a bit over. (overweight)

7

Surplus to requirements.

I made 20 cakes, but I only need 18, so there are two over.

8

Government, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Martial arts, Military, Politics, Professional wrestling, Sports, War, Wrestling Slang Of a wrestler: generating a reaction from fans.

Derived terms: game over, overness

over

adv

Etymology

From Middle English over, from Old English ofer, ofor, ouer, from Proto-West Germanic *obar, from Proto-Germanic *uber (“over”), from Proto-Indo-European *upér (“above; over”). Cognates Cognate with Scots ower (“over”), Yola oer, ower, owr (“over”), Saterland Frisian uur (“over”), West Frisian oer (“over, across”), Cimbrian übar (“over”), Dutch over (“over”), German ober, über, ueber (“over, above”), Limburgish euver, övver (“over”), Low German över, üöver (“over”), Luxembourgish iwwer (“over”), Mòcheno iber (“over”), Yiddish איבער (iber, “over”), Danish and Norwegian Bokmål over (“over”), Elfdalian yvyr (“over”), Faroese yvir (“over”), Icelandic yfir (“over”), Norwegian Nynorsk over, yver, yvi (“over”), Swedish över (“over”), Gothic 𐌿𐍆𐌰𐍂 (ufar, “over”); also Breton and Cornish war (“on, over”), Irish ar (“on”), Manx er (“on”), Scottish Gaelic air (“on, upon”), Latin super (“above, over”), Ancient Greek ῠ̔πείρ (hŭpeír), ὑπέρ (hupér), ῠ̔́περ (hŭ́per, “above, over”), Albanian epër (“above, high, overhead, up, upward”), Armenian վեր (ver, “up”), Avestan 𐬎𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌 (upaⁱri, “above, over”), Persian بر (bar, “on; onto; upon”), Sanskrit उपरि (upari, “above, over”). Doublet of uber, super, and hyper.

20 senses

1From one position or location to another, horizontally…
2Across from one side of something to the other.
3So as to pass above.
4Up one side of something, across, and then down the other side.
5Across something, such as an edge, and then downwards.
6From an upright position to a horizontal one.
7So as to fold towards or onto itself.
8On top of something, or so as to cover something.
9So as to reverse up/down orientation, or otherwise…
10So as to reverse or exchange position(s).
11Expressing figurative movement from one position or…
12Indicating a direction or location away from the…
13Thoroughly; completely; from beginning to end.
14To a high or excessive degree; overly; see also over-.
15Beyond or in excess of what is correct or expected.
16To a future time.
17Overnight (throughout the night).
18Again; another time; once more; over again.
19Used for rhetorical effect to reinforce that something…
20See also individual entries for phrasal verbs: go over…

› Describing a physical change of position or state.

1

From one position or location to another, horizontally or approximately so, or along a route visualised as "across".

That vase isn't exactly central. Could you move it over a couple of inches?
I slid over to make room for him to sit down.

4 more examples

Please pass the chocolates over to me.
"Come over to my house and play!" — "Sure, I'll bring over a pizza."
He's driven over from Bristol.
In the future, when space travel is affordable to everyone, we'll be able to pop over to the Moon for a weekend.

2

Across from one side of something to the other.

I need to cross the river. Can you take me over in your boat?

3

So as to pass above.

I looked up just as a helicopter flew over.

4

Up one side of something, across, and then down the other side.

The fence is too high. I don't think I'll be able to get over.
The boiling milk bubbled over onto the cooker top.

5

Across something, such as an edge, and then downwards.

The car rolled to the edge of the cliff and went straight over.

6

From an upright position to a horizontal one.

He tipped the bottle over, and the water came gushing out.
That building just fell over!

7

So as to fold towards or onto itself.

Bend the end of that wire over to make a hook.
He bent over to touch his toes.

1 more example

The leaves have curled over.

8

On top of something, or so as to cover something.

Paint it over with a darker colour.
It's starting to cloud over.

9

So as to reverse up/down orientation, or otherwise change orientation by rotating.

Put the card face down, and don't turn it over until I say so.
I can't sleep on my back. I have to roll over onto my side.

10

So as to reverse or exchange position(s).

Swap those cables over. The red one should be in the left socket.

11

Expressing figurative movement from one position or state across to another.

He came over to our way of thinking on the new project.
I switched over to Channel 9.

2 more examples

I signed the property over to him.
This advertisement doesn't clearly get the idea over.

12

Indicating a direction or location away from the speaker, usually roughly horizontally or visualised as such.

I'll see you over at the club.
Look over there!

13

Thoroughly; completely; from beginning to end.

Let's talk over the project at tomorrow's meeting.
Let me think that over.

2 more examples

I'm going to look over our department's expenses.
During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant[…]1661, John Fell, The Life of the most learned, reverend and pious Dr. H. Hammond:

14

In compounds, Often To a high or excessive degree; overly; see also over-.

I'm not over bothered about going to the party.
If you're over tentative then you'll get nowhere.

1 more example

She seemed a placid creature altogether - eminently respectable - perhaps not over intelligent.1934, Agatha Christie, chapter 12, in Murder on the Orient Express, London: HarperCollins, published 2017, page 158:

15

Beyond or in excess of what is correct or expected.

The show ran ten minutes over.
We tried to stick to budget, but in the end we went twenty dollars over.

16

To a future time.

Carry the shortfall over and we'll make it up tomorrow.

17

Overnight (throughout the night).

We missed the last bus home so we stayed over.
Can I sleep over?

› Indicating repetition.

18

US, Usually, With do Again; another time; once more; over again.

I lost my paper and I had to do the entire assignment over.

19

Used for rhetorical effect to reinforce that something was done the stated number of times.

I said the magic word three times over, and the secret door slid open.

20

See also individual entries for phrasal verbs: go over, hand over, run over, take over, win over, etc.

Derived terms: 454 terms
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change over, change-over, check over, chew over, cloud over, coilover, comb over, combover, comb-over, come on over, come over, come-over, come Yorkshire over, composition over inheritance, crawl over each other, cross-over, cross over, crow over, crying over spilt milk, cry over spilt milk, cutover, day-over-day, death warmed over, don't cry over spilled milk, do over, do-over, dote over, double over, draw a sponge over the slate, draw a veil over, fail over, fall over, fall over oneself, fall over one's feet, fawn over, feels over reals, flash over, flick over, flip over, flopover, fly-over, flyover, fold-over, foldover, forge over, fork over, freeze over, frontover, fucked over, fuck over, fuss over, game-over, get one over on, get one's leg over, get over, get over on, get over oneself, get over the line, get something over with, gill-over-the-ground, give over, glance over, glaze over, gloss over, go gaga over, going over, going-over, gold over, go over, go over as well as a lead 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the traces, kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate, knock over, knock someone over with a feather, Lancashire over the sands, Lancashire over the water, land up over, lateover, lay over, layover, lean over backwards, leave over, left-over, leftover, leg-over, lie-over, lie over, liftover, like death warmed over, live over the brush, look over, look over one's shoulder, lord it over, lord over, lunatics have taken over the asylum, maiden over, make-over, make over, marry over the broomstick, mind over matter, mist over, moreover, mouse-over, mouseover, mouse over, move over, mull over, non-over-the-counter, not look a day over, once-over, once over, once-over-lightly, one over the eight, out over one's skis, over 9000, over a barrel, overachieve, over again, over against, overage, overall, overalls, over and above, over and done, over and done with, over and over, over and over again, over and under, over-anxious, overarm, overboard, over bridge, over-burning, overcast, over celebrate, over celebrated, overcoat, over-compensate, over-dressed, over easy, overfamiliar, over hard, overhead, over head and ears, over-heat, over here, over hill and dale, over-industrious, overish, over joyous, Over Kellet, over-kingdom, overland, overleaf, overlength, over light, overling, overloading, overly, over medium, overmore, overmost, over my dead body, over night, over nine thousand, over one's head, over one's skis, over open sights, over rate, overreach, overrobe, overscaling, oversea, overshoot, overshot, overside, oversman, oversocks, over square, overstand, Over Staveley, over-stimulation, Over Stowey, over the bender, over the board, over the counter, over the edge, over the fence, over the head, over the hill, over the hills and far away, over the hump, over the left, over the left shoulder, over the line, over the moon, over the odds, over the rainbow, over there, over the river, over the river and through the woods, over the top, over the transom, over the way, over the 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over

noun

Etymology

From Middle English over, from Old English ofer, ofor, ouer, from Proto-West Germanic *obar, from Proto-Germanic *uber (“over”), from Proto-Indo-European *upér (“above; over”). Cognates Cognate with Scots ower (“over”), Yola oer, ower, owr (“over”), Saterland Frisian uur (“over”), West Frisian oer (“over, across”), Cimbrian übar (“over”), Dutch over (“over”), German ober, über, ueber (“over, above”), Limburgish euver, övver (“over”), Low German över, üöver (“over”), Luxembourgish iwwer (“over”), Mòcheno iber (“over”), Yiddish איבער (iber, “over”), Danish and Norwegian Bokmål over (“over”), Elfdalian yvyr (“over”), Faroese yvir (“over”), Icelandic yfir (“over”), Norwegian Nynorsk over, yver, yvi (“over”), Swedish över (“over”), Gothic 𐌿𐍆𐌰𐍂 (ufar, “over”); also Breton and Cornish war (“on, over”), Irish ar (“on”), Manx er (“on”), Scottish Gaelic air (“on, upon”), Latin super (“above, over”), Ancient Greek ῠ̔πείρ (hŭpeír), ὑπέρ (hupér), ῠ̔́περ (hŭ́per, “above, over”), Albanian epër (“above, high, overhead, up, upward”), Armenian վեր (ver, “up”), Avestan 𐬎𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌 (upaⁱri, “above, over”), Persian بر (bar, “on; onto; upon”), Sanskrit उपरि (upari, “above, over”). Doublet of uber, super, and hyper.

1

Ball games, Cricket, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports A set of six legal balls bowled.

Jones hit four boundaries in the first over.
In an emotional and electric atmosphere at Lord's, both sides scored 241 in their 50 overs and were level on 15 when they batted for an extra over apiece.2019 July 14, Stephan Shemilt, “England win Cricket World Cup: Ben Stokes stars in dramatic finale against New Zealand”, in BBC Sport, London:

2

Any surplus amount of money, goods delivered, etc.

[…] standard cash count forms used to record the count and any overs or unders.2008, G. Puttick, Sandy van Esch, The Principles and Practice of Auditing, page 609:

3

Informal Something having an excess of a particular property.

I went fishing but caught mostly overs.
In today's golf tournament we recorded three unders and twenty overs.

4

Gambling, Games A bet that a particular sporting statistic, such as points scored in a game, will be above a certain stated value.

over

prep

Etymology

From Middle English over, from Old English ofer, ofor, ouer, from Proto-West Germanic *obar, from Proto-Germanic *uber (“over”), from Proto-Indo-European *upér (“above; over”). Cognates Cognate with Scots ower (“over”), Yola oer, ower, owr (“over”), Saterland Frisian uur (“over”), West Frisian oer (“over, across”), Cimbrian übar (“over”), Dutch over (“over”), German ober, über, ueber (“over, above”), Limburgish euver, övver (“over”), Low German över, üöver (“over”), Luxembourgish iwwer (“over”), Mòcheno iber (“over”), Yiddish איבער (iber, “over”), Danish and Norwegian Bokmål over (“over”), Elfdalian yvyr (“over”), Faroese yvir (“over”), Icelandic yfir (“over”), Norwegian Nynorsk over, yver, yvi (“over”), Swedish över (“over”), Gothic 𐌿𐍆𐌰𐍂 (ufar, “over”); also Breton and Cornish war (“on, over”), Irish ar (“on”), Manx er (“on”), Scottish Gaelic air (“on, upon”), Latin super (“above, over”), Ancient Greek ῠ̔πείρ (hŭpeír), ὑπέρ (hupér), ῠ̔́περ (hŭ́per, “above, over”), Albanian epër (“above, high, overhead, up, upward”), Armenian վեր (ver, “up”), Avestan 𐬎𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌 (upaⁱri, “above, over”), Persian بر (bar, “on; onto; upon”), Sanskrit उपरि (upari, “above, over”). Doublet of uber, super, and hyper.

23 senses

1Above; higher than; further up than.
2Across, from one side to the other.
3Across, so as to pass above.
4Through or around all the parts of.
5On the other side of.
6At or near (a location seen as 'across' from the…
7From one physical position to another via an obstacle…
8Across (something) and then downwards.
9On top of; in such a way as to cover.
10More than (a given value, amount, limit etc.); beyond…
11To a greater degree than.
12As compared to.
13During or throughout (a time period).
14Through or via (a particular transmission medium).
15Indicating relative status, authority, or power.
16In a position of having overcome (a problem or issue)…
17While doing an activity involving (something)…
18Concerning or regarding.
19Above, implying superiority after a contest; in spite…
20Expressing causation: due to, as the result of.
21Divided by.
22Separates the three of a kind from the pair in a full house.
23Separates the primary chord of a slash chord from the bass note.

› Expressing spatial relationship or movement.

1

Above; higher than; further up than.

Hold the sign up over your head.
The mountain towered over the village.

2 more examples

Over them gleamed far off the crimson banners of morning.1858 October 16, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, “The Courtship of Miles Standish”, in The Courtship of Miles Standish, and Other Poems, Boston, Mass.: Ticknor and Fields, →OCLC:
The ability of a segment of a glass sphere to magnify whatever is placed before it was known around the year 1000, when the spherical segment was called a reading stone,[…]. Scribes, illuminators, and scholars held such stones directly over manuscript pages as an aid in seeing what was being written, drawn, or read.2013 September-October, Henry Petroski, “The Evolution of Eyeglasses”, in American Scientist:

2

Across, from one side to the other.

The guide took us over the border.

3

Across, so as to pass above.

The vulture flew over the desert.
I looked out over the sea.

1 more example

If I saw the wild geese fly over the dark lakes of Kerry...1918, Dora Sigerson Shorter, Sick I Am and Sorrowful:

4

Through or around all the parts of.

The estate agent showed me over the property.
We went over the cathedral and then had lunch in the cafe.

1 more example

(figuratively) We went over the figures together.

5

On the other side of.

He lives over the road from me.
The next town is over that hill.

6

Informal, For 'over at/in/on' At or near (a location seen as 'across' from the speaker's location).

There was a big fire over the other side of town.
My hopes wa'n't disappointed. I never saw clams thicker than they was along them inshore flats. I filled my dreener in no time, and then it come to me that 'twouldn't be a bad idee to get a lot more, take 'em with me to Wellmouth, and peddle 'em out. Clams was fairly scarce over that side of the bay and ought to fetch a fair price.1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter III, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:

7

From one physical position to another via an obstacle that must be traversed vertically, first upwards and then downwards.

The dog jumped over the fence.
Let's walk over the hill to get there.

1 more example

The lava bubbled up and over the rim of the crater.

8

Across (something) and then downwards.

The car drove straight over the edge of the cliff.
I tripped over a tree root.

9

On top of; in such a way as to cover.

Drape the fabric over the table.
There is a roof over the house.

1 more example

(figuratively) A strange feeling came over me.

› Expressing comparison.

10

More than (a given value, amount, limit etc.); beyond; past; exceeding.

He is over a hundred years old.
It's over a hundred degrees outside.

1 more example

I think I’m over my limit for calories for today.

11

To a greater degree than.

I prefer the purple over the pink.

12

In certain collocations As compared to.

Sales are down this quarter over last.

13

During or throughout (a time period).

He's got grumpier over the years.
I'll have to work over the weekend.

1 more example

Mostly, the microbiome is beneficial. It helps with digestion and enables people to extract a lot more calories from their food than would otherwise be possible. Research over the past few years, however, has implicated it in diseases from atherosclerosis to asthma to autism.2013 June 29, “A punch in the gut”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, pages 72–3:

14

Through or via (a particular transmission medium).

A stern voice boomed over the loudspeaker.
The message came over FM radio.

15

Indicating relative status, authority, or power.

The owner's son lorded it over the experienced managers.
The prince ruled over a portion of the kingdom.

16

In a position of having overcome (a problem or issue); past; finished with; from one state to another via a hindrance that must be solved or defeated; or via a third state that represents a significant difference from the first two.

We got over the engineering problems and the prototype works great.
I am over my cold and feel great again.

3 more examples

I know the referee made a bad call, but you have to get over it [your annoyance with the referee's decision].
She is finally over [the distress of] losing her job.
He is finally over his [distress over the loss of the relationship with his] ex-girlfriend.

17

While doing an activity involving (something), especially while consuming.

We had a chat over dinner.
He fell asleep over the crossword puzle.

3 more examples

Six diners in business clothes—five attractive young women and a balding middle-aged man—relax over cigarettes.1990, Seymour Chatman, Coming to Terms, Cornell, →ISBN, page 100:
Sunday had been my favorite day at Woodlawn. A long W.A.A. [="work as assigned" period], having coffee and croissants with Mark over the Sunday Times.1998, Marian Swerdlow, Underground Woman, Temple, →ISBN, page 88:
Over meatloaf and mashed potatoes (being careful not to talk with his mouth full), Stanley told about his adventure.2009, Sara Pennypacker, The Great Egyptian Grave Robbery, Scholastic, →ISBN, page 79:

18

Concerning or regarding.

The two boys had a fight over whose girlfriend was the best.
It has jailed environmental activists and is planning to limit the power of judicial oversight by handing a state-approved body a monopoly over bringing environmental lawsuits.2013 August 10, “Can China clean up fast enough?”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8848:

19

Above, implying superiority after a contest; in spite of; notwithstanding.

We triumphed over difficulties.
The bill was passed over the veto.

2 more examples

It was a fine victory over their opponents.
I can't hear you over the noise of that road drill.

20

Expressing causation: due to, as the result of.

He was fired over that.
Microsoft CEO should be fired over cyber failure2024 May 24, “https://www.afr.com/technology/microsoft-ceo-should-be-fired-over-cyber-failure-20240523-p5jg4q”, in Financial Review:

21

Mathematics, Sciences Divided by.

Two over six equals one over three.

22

Card games, Poker Separates the three of a kind from the pair in a full house.

9♦9♠9♣6♥6♠ = nines over sixes

23

Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music Separates the primary chord of a slash chord from the bass note.

More common in speech

Derived terms: all over, ride roughshod over

over

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Etymology

From Middle English over, from Old English ofer, ofor, ouer, from Proto-West Germanic *obar, from Proto-Germanic *uber (“over”), from Proto-Indo-European *upér (“above; over”). Cognates Cognate with Scots ower (“over”), Yola oer, ower, owr (“over”), Saterland Frisian uur (“over”), West Frisian oer (“over, across”), Cimbrian übar (“over”), Dutch over (“over”), German ober, über, ueber (“over, above”), Limburgish euver, övver (“over”), Low German över, üöver (“over”), Luxembourgish iwwer (“over”), Mòcheno iber (“over”), Yiddish איבער (iber, “over”), Danish and Norwegian Bokmål over (“over”), Elfdalian yvyr (“over”), Faroese yvir (“over”), Icelandic yfir (“over”), Norwegian Nynorsk over, yver, yvi (“over”), Swedish över (“over”), Gothic 𐌿𐍆𐌰𐍂 (ufar, “over”); also Breton and Cornish war (“on, over”), Irish ar (“on”), Manx er (“on”), Scottish Gaelic air (“on, upon”), Latin super (“above, over”), Ancient Greek ῠ̔πείρ (hŭpeír), ὑπέρ (hupér), ῠ̔́περ (hŭ́per, “above, over”), Albanian epër (“above, high, overhead, up, upward”), Armenian վեր (ver, “up”), Avestan 𐬎𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌 (upaⁱri, “above, over”), Persian بر (bar, “on; onto; upon”), Sanskrit उपरि (upari, “above, over”). Doublet of uber, super, and hyper.

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Government, Military, Politics, War A radio procedure word meaning that the station is finished with its transmission and is expecting a response.

Bravo Six, this is Bravo Six Four. Stand by for ten mike report one dash three, over.
Bravo Six Four, this is Bravo Six Actual. Send your traffic, over.

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How do you receive? Over!

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Instructs the reader to turn the page and continue reading the other side.

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Abbreviation, Ellipsis, Obsolete, Slang Ellipsis of over the left shoulder (“expressing disbelief etc.”).

Derived terms: over and out
Coordinate terms: out

over

verb

Etymology

From Middle English over, from Old English ofer, ofor, ouer, from Proto-West Germanic *obar, from Proto-Germanic *uber (“over”), from Proto-Indo-European *upér (“above; over”). Cognates Cognate with Scots ower (“over”), Yola oer, ower, owr (“over”), Saterland Frisian uur (“over”), West Frisian oer (“over, across”), Cimbrian übar (“over”), Dutch over (“over”), German ober, über, ueber (“over, above”), Limburgish euver, övver (“over”), Low German över, üöver (“over”), Luxembourgish iwwer (“over”), Mòcheno iber (“over”), Yiddish איבער (iber, “over”), Danish and Norwegian Bokmål over (“over”), Elfdalian yvyr (“over”), Faroese yvir (“over”), Icelandic yfir (“over”), Norwegian Nynorsk over, yver, yvi (“over”), Swedish över (“over”), Gothic 𐌿𐍆𐌰𐍂 (ufar, “over”); also Breton and Cornish war (“on, over”), Irish ar (“on”), Manx er (“on”), Scottish Gaelic air (“on, upon”), Latin super (“above, over”), Ancient Greek ῠ̔πείρ (hŭpeír), ὑπέρ (hupér), ῠ̔́περ (hŭ́per, “above, over”), Albanian epër (“above, high, overhead, up, upward”), Armenian վեր (ver, “up”), Avestan 𐬎𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌 (upaⁱri, “above, over”), Persian بر (bar, “on; onto; upon”), Sanskrit उपरि (upari, “above, over”). Doublet of uber, super, and hyper.

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UK, Dialectal, Obsolete To go over, or jump over.

He overed the fence in good style.

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UK, Dialectal, Obsolete To run about.

The cattle have been overing all day because of the flies.

over

noun

Etymology From Middle English over (“riverbank, seashore, brink”), from Old English ōfer (“riverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border”), from Proto-Germanic *ōferaz. Cognate with Dutch oever (“riverbank, shore”), German Ufer (“shore, shoreline, riverbank”), Low German Över (“shore, riverbank”).

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Dialectal, Obsolete, Rare A shore, riverbank.

The sea's over.
Cassibola was ready at Dover, & renged (encamped) his men by the over.1338, Robert Mannyng, Mannyng's Chronicle:

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