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    Over

    Definitions

    1 | preposition | physically on top of, above, higher than; greater in rank so as to command or possess authority; across, spanning; to move to the other side, especially above an intervening obstacle; here and there, through parts of; more than, in excess of; until the end of; through the period of; with reference to, concerning; used to indicate a number to be divided by another number 2 | 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 3 | adjective | having come or been brought to a conclusion 4 | adverb | at or to a point across intervening space etc 5 | adverb | throughout an area 6 | adverb | throughout a period of time 7 | adverb | beyond the top or upper surface or edge; forward from an upright position 8 | adverb | over the entire area (8 meanings)

    Pronunciation

    'ohver (IPA: ˈoʊvɝ)

    Hyphenation

    over (no hyphenation) (4 letters | 1 syllable)

    First known use in English

    1399 (Late Middle ages) (626 years ago)

    Word origins

    Old English |

    Overall typical frequency

    written: 99th most common (1 in 737 words) (56% preposition | 44% adverb | 0% noun | 0% adjective)

    spoken: 178th most common (1 in 1014 words)

    (includes some inflected forms)

    Word frequency history

    Inflected form

    overs

    Synonyms

    all over | complete | concluded | ended | terminated | o'er (total: 6)

    Narrower terms

    maiden | maiden over

    Broader terms

    division | part | section

    Rhymes

    (none among common words)

    Lexically close words

    aver | cover | Dover | ever | hover | lover | mover | o'er | oven | overt | rover | Rover (total: 12)

    Anagram

    rove

    Phrases

    all over | arch over | ask over | ball over | bend over backwards | bind over | blow over | boil over | bowl over | brick over | ... (total: 137)

    Other notable uses

    Over (US population: 1040 people, white: 88%)

    Over (United Kingdom, 2804 people)

    Night Over Water (Ken Follett) | When the War Is Over (Stephen Becker) | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)

    Wings Over Honolulu | Wings Over Everest | Wake Me When the War Is Over | Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo | Things Are Tough All Over | ... (total: 35)

    Crossword puzzle clues

    "Back to you" | "Get ___ it!" | "Reply completed, " to a ham operator | "Roger, ___ and out!" | "Roger, ___ and out" | "Your turn" | "Your turn, " via radio | "___ and out" | 1964 Dave Clark Five song "Glad All ___" | ... (total: 74) (based on all New York Times crossword puzzles 1994 to 2009)

    Scrabble score

    7 (International English) | 7 (North American English)

    Texting forms

    O | 86 | ovr | ova

    Phone keypad digits

    (???) ???-6837

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