The meaning of OVER is across a barrier or intervening space; specifically : across the goal line in football. How to use over in a sentence.

In a position to rule or control: The director presides over the meeting.

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: …

Over - is a prefix meaning “over,” particularly in the sense of "too much," "over the limit," or "over (in space)." It is often used in a variety of everyday terms.

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 …

If something is over it is finished, across, or above. When a movie is over, you get up and leave. A blanket that's over your feet covers your toes. A painting over a fireplace hangs above it.

Definition of over adverb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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

Synonyms for OVER: above, atop, during, throughout, by, amidst, through, amid; Antonyms of OVER: under, below, beneath, underneath, inside, never, little, rarely

OVER- meaning: 1. too much: 2. above or higher than something: 3. If you walk, jump, climb, etc over an object…. Learn more.