över — meaning in English

English meaning

• above prep In a position higher than something else; overhead of.
• across prep From one side of something to the other.
• over adj Finished; ended.
• past noun The period of time before the present.
• via prep By way of; passing through a particular place on the way somewhere else.

Senses

över is used for these senses in English:

• above Physically over; on top of; worn on top of, said of clothing. [first attested before 1150.]
• above In or to a higher place; higher than; on or over the upper surface. [first attested before 1150]
• across From one side to the other within (a space being traversed).
• over Finished; ended; concluded.
• over (procedure word, military) A radio procedure word meaning that the station is finished with its transmission and is expecting a response.
• over (mathematics) Divided by.
• past Beyond in place or quantity
• via By way of; passing through.

above — full definition

1. prep In a position higher than something else; overhead of.
2. prep Greater than in amount, degree, or rank.
3. adv Earlier in a piece of writing; higher up on the same page.
4. noun What was mentioned earlier in a document.

across — full definition

1. prep From one side of something to the other.
2. prep On the opposite side of.
3. adv From one side to the other; to the opposite side.

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