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[ pronoun ] preposition in a higher place or rank
Synonyms Examples "We flew above the clouds." "She is above partisan politics." "He held an umbrella over his head." |
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[ adverb ] at or to a point across intervening space etc.
Examples "come over and see us some time" "over there" Used in print (Jack Kaplan, "The Health Machine Menace: Therapy by...)Leaving Lee 's office , Mrs._Shaefer hurried over to her family physician , who treated her for burned tissue . (Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)Prevot came_up `` Take that spot over there '' , he whispered , pointing to a small clump of blackness . (Tristram Coffin, Not to the Swift....)So we hurried over . (Francis Pollini, Night....)He looked over at him , lying there , asleep , and he felt a wave of revulsion . (Robert Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land....)If you need a Day_off to calm_down , duck over to the Muslim_Paradise and take it . |
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[ adjective ] having come or been brought to a conclusion
Synonyms Examples "the harvesting was complete" "the affair is over, ended, finished" "the abruptly terminated interview" Used in print (The Christian Science Monitor,...)Her debut over , perhaps the earlier scenes will emerge equally fine . (Organic Gardening and Farming,...)Many people think that pansies last only a_few weeks , then their period of growth and bloom is over . (Frank Getlein and Harold C. Gardiner, S.J., Movies,...)In the field of entertainment there is no spur to financial daring so effective as audience boredom , and the first decade of the new device was not over before audiences began staying away in large_numbers from the simple-minded , one minute shows . (B. J. D. Meeuse, The Story of Pollination....)Even some of the queens will die before the winter is over , falling prey to enemies or disease . (Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)Who would clean_up the mess when the war was over ? Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (prefix) excessive
Examples "over-abusive" "overabusive" Used in print (The New York Times,...)`` It is possible that I over corrected '' , he said ruefully . (John Hazard Wildman, "Take It Off," The Arizona...)This was delivered in a forthright way , without coyness and over pretended interest - an admirable way with children . Related terms |
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[ adverb ] throughout an area
Examples "he is known the world over" Used in print (James A. Ibers et al., "Proton magnetic resonance...)Spectra were obtained over the temperature range of 77 - 294 ` K . |
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[ adverb ] throughout a period of time
Synonyms Examples "stay over the weekend" Used in print (Ralph J. Salisbury, "On the Old Santa Fe Trail...)an Ah coudn ansuh him an so Ah said ' Aw_right , Ah gay-ess , an his fathuh did n uttuh one wohd an aftuh Huhmun was gone , the majuh laughed an tole me thet he an the bawh had been hevin an occasional drink t_'_gethuh f ' ovuh a yeah , onleh an occasional one , but just the same it was behahn mah back , an Ah doa n think thet 's nahce at_all , d ' you '' ? |
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[ adverb ] in such a manner as to be understood and accepted
Synonyms Examples "she cannot get her ideas across" Used in print (Dell Shannon, The Ace of Spades....)I 'm in a room over the Golden_Club on San_Pedro , you just ask for me there , you want see me . |
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[ pronoun ] preposition
Synonyms Examples "What do you know regarding this accident?" "Tell me about your day." "We know little concerning his later life." "He feels concern for his wife." "Do you have any news of the explosion?" "We should not quarrel over details." |
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[ pronoun ] preposition, in or toward the other side in a countinuous path
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 31387
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[ noun ] (cricket) the period during which a given number of balls (6 in England; 8 in Australia) are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch
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