Word: over Part of Speech: prep Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Proto-West Germanic *obar Old English ofer Middle English over English over 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. Pronunciation: /ˈəʊ̯.və/, /ˈaʊæː/, /ˈoː.və/, /ˈəʉ̯.və/, /ˈɐʉ̯.və/ 1. Expressing spatial relationship or movement. Example: Hold the sign up over your head. Example: The mountain towered over the village. 2. Expressing spatial relationship or movement. Example: The guide took us over the border. 3. Expressing spatial relationship or movement. Example: The vulture flew over the desert. Example: I looked out over the sea. 4. Expressing spatial relationship or movement. Example: The estate agent showed me over the property. Example: We went over the cathedral and then had lunch in the cafe. 5. Expressing spatial relationship or movement. Example: He lives over the road from me. Example: The next town is over that hill. 6. Expressing spatial relationship or movement. Labels: informal Example: There was a big fire over the other side of town. Example: 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. 7. Expressing spatial relationship or movement. Example: The dog jumped over the fence. Example: Let's walk over the hill to get there. 8. Expressing spatial relationship or movement. Example: The car drove straight over the edge of the cliff. Example: I tripped over a tree root. 9. Expressing spatial relationship or movement. Example: Drape the fabric over the table. Example: There is a roof over the house. 10. Expressing comparison. Example: He is over a hundred years old. Example: It's over a hundred degrees outside. 11. Expressing comparison. Example: I prefer the purple over the pink. 12. Expressing comparison. Example: Sales are down this quarter over last. 13. During or throughout (a time period). Example: He's got grumpier over the years. Example: I'll have to work over the weekend. 14. Through or via (a particular transmission medium). Example: A stern voice boomed over the loudspeaker. Example: The message came over FM radio. 15. Indicating relative status, authority, or power. Example: The owner's son lorded it over the experienced managers. Example: 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. Example: We got over the engineering problems and the prototype works great. Example: I am over my cold and feel great again. 17. While doing an activity involving (something), especially while consuming. Example: We had a chat over dinner. Example: He fell asleep over the crossword puzle. 18. Concerning or regarding. Example: The two boys had a fight over whose girlfriend was the best. Example: 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. 19. Above, implying superiority after a contest; in spite of; notwithstanding. Example: We triumphed over difficulties. Example: The bill was passed over the veto. 20. Expressing causation: due to, as the result of. Example: He was fired over that. Example: Microsoft CEO should be fired over cyber failure 21. Divided by. Example: Two over six equals one over three. 22. Separates the three of a kind from the pair in a full house. Example: 9♦9♠9♣6♥6♠ = nines over sixes 23. Separates the primary chord of a slash chord from the bass note.