definition of the word over

Old English ofer; akin to Dutch over, German über, OHG ubir, ubar, Danish over, Swedish över, Icelandic yfir, Gothic 𐌿𐍆𐌰𐍂 (ufar), Latin super, Greek ύπερ (ýper), Sanskrit उपरि (upari).

• (UK) IPA: /ˈəʊ.və(ɹ)/, SAMPA: /"@U.v@(r\)/
• (US) IPA: /ˈoʊ.vɚ/, SAMPA: /"oU.v@`/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -əʊvə(r)
• Hyphenation: o‧ver

over (comparative more over, superlative most over)

1. finished; ended or concluded

   The show is over.

2. Through with; emotionally detached.

   He is finally over his ex-girlfriend.

3. (as a prefix): to excess.

   He is over-zealous...

   The latest policy was over-conservative...

Definition from Wiktionary Content avaible with GNU Free Documentation License

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