What is the meaning of over?

noun

  • Cricket) the division of play during which six balls are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch. (

adjective

  • Having come or been brought to a conclusion.
    • usage: "the harvesting was complete"; "the affair is over, ended, finished"; "the abruptly terminated interview"

adverb

  • At or to a point across intervening space etc..
    • usage: "come over and see us some time"; "over there"
  • Throughout an area.
    • usage: "he is known the world over"
  • Throughout a period of time.
    • usage: "stay over the weekend"
  • Beyond the top or upper surface or edge; forward from an upright position.
    • usage: "a roof that hangs over";
  • Over the entire area.
    • usage: "the wallpaper was covered all over with flowers"; "she ached all over"; "everything was dusted over with a fine layer of soot"
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APAWordNet. (2010). over. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/over/definitions/1180089
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