over

[US]/'əʊvə/
[UK]/'ovɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. finished; across
prep. above; across
adj. upper; finished
vt. to go across

Phrases & Collocations

all over

over there

over and over

go over

over with

over here

have someone over

over against

do over

over easy

Example Sentences

The incident was over in a twinkle.

there was a kerfuffle over the chairmanship.

a portage over the weir.

there was a skirmish over the budget.

The meat is over-done.

double over with pain

a bridge over a river

lord it over sb.

He is over fifty.

a city over the border

quarrel over a matter

the over crust of a pie

by rail over frontier

Real-world Examples

Combine your sweetener and water over medium heat until dissolved.

Source: Healthy food

I'll watch you over the coming months.

Source: Black Swan Selection

The time for empty talk is over.

Source: Trump's inauguration speech

Please read it over at your leisure.

Source: High-frequency vocabulary in daily life

When I find a millipede insect, I rub it over my body.

Source: New Curriculum Standard People’s Education Press High School English (Compulsory 2)

Peter tiptoes quietly over to the ship.

Source: Fairy tale

Comet Lovejoy hits its peak over the next few days.

Source: BBC Listening January 2015 Collection

The little boy caught the insect by inverting her cup over it.

Source: IELTS vocabulary example sentences

The meeting took just over a minute.

Source: VOA Special September 2016 Collection

Throw its back legs over my shoulder.

Source: Mad Men

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