over (redirected from overing)

o·ver  (vr)

prep.

1. In or at a position above or higher than: a sign over the door; a hawk gliding over the hills.

2.

a. Above and across from one end or side to the other: a jump over the fence.

b. To the other side of; across: strolled over the bridge.

c. Across the edge of and down: fell over the cliff.

3. On the other side of: a village over the border.

4.

a. Upon the surface of: put a coat of varnish over the woodwork.

b. On top of or down upon: clubbed him over the head; tripped over the toys.

5.

a. Through the extent of; all through: walked over the grounds; looked over the report.

b. Through the medium of; via: addressed us over the loudspeaker; can't tell you over the phone.

6. So as to cover: put rocks over a cave entrance; threw a shawl over her shoulders.

7. Up to or higher than the level or height of: The water was over my shoulders.

8.

a. Through the period or duration of: records maintained over two years.

b. Until or beyond the end of: stayed over the holidays.

9. More than in degree, quantity, or extent: over ten miles; over a thousand dollars.

10.

a. In superiority to: won a narrow victory over her rival; a distinct advantage over our competitors.

b. In preference to: selected him over all the others.

11. In a position to rule or control: The director presides over the meeting. There is no one over him in the department.

12. So as to have an effect or influence on: the change that came over you.

13. While occupied with or engaged in: a chat over coffee.

14. With reference to; concerning: an argument over methods.

adv.

1. Above the top or surface: climbed the ladder and peered over.

2.

a. Across to another or opposite side: stopped at the curb, then crossed over.

b. Across the edge, brink, or brim: The coffee spilled over.

c. Across an intervening space: Throw the ball over.

3.

a. Across a distance in a particular direction or at a location: lives over in England.

b. To another often specified place or position: Move your chair over toward the fire.

c. To one's place of residence or business: invited us over for cocktails.

4. Throughout an entire area or region: wandered all over.

5.

a. To a different opinion or allegiance: win someone over.

b. So as to be comprehensible, acceptable, or effective; across: eventually got my point over.

6. To a different person, condition, or title: sign the property over.

7. So as to be completely enclosed or covered: The river froze over. Engineers sealed the tunnel entrance over.

8. Completely through; from beginning to end: Think the problem over. Let's read the memo over.

9.

a. From an upright position: kicked the bookstand over.

b. From an upward position to an inverted or reversed position: turn the paper over.

10. Another time; again: counted his cards over; had to do it over.

11. In repetition: made me write it ten times over.

12. In addition or excess; in surplus: lots of food left over.

13. Beyond or until a specified time: stay a day over.

14. At an end: Summer is over.

adj.

1. External; outer.

2. Excessive; extreme.

3.

a. Not yet used up; remaining.

b. Extra; surplus.

n. Sports

A series of six balls bowled from one end of a cricket pitch.

tr.v. o·vered, o·ver·ing, o·vers

To jump over: Horse and rider overed the stile with ease.

interj.

Used in two-way radio to indicate that a transmission is complete and a reply is awaited.

Idioms:

over against

As opposed to; contrasted with.

over and above

In addition to: travel expenses over and above entertainment costs.

over and over

Again and again; repeatedly.

over with

Completely finished; done: Let's get the shopping over with.

---

[Middle English, from Old English ofer; see uper in Indo-European roots.]

---

over

prep

1. directly above; across the top or upper surface of: set the frying pan over a low heat

2. on or to the other side of: the pilot flew over the blue waters

3. during or throughout (a period of time): over the next few months it became clear what was happening

4. throughout the whole extent of: the effects are being felt all over the country now

5. by means of (an instrument of telecommunication): there was an announcement over the Tannoy system

6. more than: she had met him over a year ago

7. concerning; about: there has been much argument over these figures

8. while occupied in: I'll tell you over dinner tonight

9. having recovered from the effects of: he appeared to be over his niggling injury problems

10. all over someone Informal extremely affectionate or attentive towards someone

11. over and above added to; in addition to

Adverb

1. in a state, condition, or position over something: to climb over

2. onto its side: the jug toppled over

3. at or to a point across an intervening space: she carried him over to the other side of the river

4. covering the whole area: there's poverty the world over

5. from beginning to end: to read a document over

6. all over

a. finished

b. over one's entire body

c. typically: that's him all over

7. over again once more

8. over and over (again) repeatedly

interj

(in signalling and radio) it is now your turn to speak

Adjective

finished; no longer in progress: the second round of voting is over

Adverb

remaining: there wasn't any money left over

Adjective

surplus

Noun

Cricket

a. a series of six balls bowled by a bowler from the same end of the pitch

b. the play during this [Old English ofer]

---

In artillery and naval gunfire support, a spotting, or an observation, used by a spotter or an observer to indicate that a burst(s) occurred beyond the target in relation to the spotting line.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	over - (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 cricket - a game played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players; teams take turns trying to score runs division, section, part - one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division" period of play, playing period, play - (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds; "rain stopped play in the 4th inning" maiden over, maiden - (cricket) an over in which no runs are scored
Adj.	1.	over - having come or been brought to a conclusion; "the harvesting was complete"; "the affair is over, ended, finished"; "the abruptly terminated interview" all over, concluded, ended, terminated, complete finished - ended or brought to an end; "are you finished?"; "gave me the finished manuscript"
Adv.	1.	over - at or to a point across intervening space etc.; "come over and see us some time"; "over there"
	2.	over - throughout an area; "he is known the world over"
	3.	over - throughout a period of time; "stay over the weekend" o'er
	4.	over - beyond the top or upper surface or edge; forward from an upright position; "a roof that hangs over";
	5.	over - over the entire area; "the wallpaper was covered all over with flowers"; "she ached all over"; "everything was dusted over with a fine layer of soot" all over

---

over

preposition 1. above, on top of, atop

preposition 2. on top of, on, across, upon

preposition 3. across, past, (looking) onto

preposition 4. more than, above, exceeding, in excess of, upwards of

preposition 5. about, regarding, relating to, with respect to, re, concerning, apropos of, anent Scot.

adverb 6. above, overhead, in the sky, on high, aloft, up above

adverb 7. extra, more, other, further, beyond, additional, in addition, surplus, in excess, left over, unused, supplementary, auxiliary

adjective 8. finished, by, done (with), through, ended, closed, past, completed, complete, gone, in the past, settled, concluded, accomplished, wrapped up (informal) bygone, at an end, ancient history (informal) over and done with over and above in addition to, added to, on top of, besides, plus, let alone, not to mention, as well as, over and beyond over and over (again) repeatedly, frequently, again and again, often, many times, time and (time) again, time after time, ad nauseam >> prefixes hyper-, super-, supra-, sur-

Translations

over [ˈəuvəʳ] adv → encima, por encima

adj (= finished) → terminado (= surplus); de sobra (= excessively); demasiado

prep → (por) encima de (= above); sobre (= on the other side of); al otro lado de (= more than); más de (= during); durante (= about, concerning): they fell out over money → riñeron por una cuestión de dinero;

over here → (por) aquí;

over there → (por) allí or allá;

all over (everywhere) → por todas partes;

over and over (again) → una y otra vez;

over and above → además de;

to ask sb over → invitar a algn a casa;

to bend over → inclinarse;

now over to our Paris correspondent → damos la palabra a nuestro corresponsal de París;

the world over → en todo el mundo, en el mundo entero;

she's not over intelligent → no es muy lista que digamos

---

over [ˈəuvəʳ] adv → (par-)dessus (= excessively); trop

adj (or adv) (= finished) → fini(e) → terminé(e) (= too much); en plus

prep → sur; par-dessus (= above); au-dessus de (= on the other side of); de l'autre côté de (= more than); plus de (= during); pendant (= about, concerning);

they fell out over money/her → ils se sont brouillés pour des questions d'argent/à cause d'elle;

over here → ici;

over there → là-bas;

all over (everywhere) → partout;

(finished) → fini(e);

over and over (again) → à plusieurs reprises;

over and above → en plus de;

to ask sb over → inviter qn (à passer);

to go over to sb's → passer chez qn;

to fall over → tomber;

to turn sth over → retourner qch;

now over to our Paris correspondent → nous passons l'antenne à notre correspondant à Paris;

the world over → dans le monde entier;

she's not over intelligent (Brit) → elle n'est pas particulièrement intelligente

---

over [ˈəuvəʳ] adv 1. (= across) [walk, jump, fly etc] → hinüber;

over here → hier;

over there → dort (drüben);

to ask sb over (= to one's house) → jdn zu sich einladen

2. (indicating movement);

to fall over (person) → hinfallen;

(object) → umfallen;

to knock sth over → etw umstoßen;

to turn over (in bed) → sich umdrehen;

to bend over → sich bücken

3. (= finished);

to be over (game, life, relationship etc) → vorbei sein, zu Ende sein

4. (= excessively) [clever, rich, fat etc] → übermäßig

5. (= remaining) (money, food etc) → übrig;

is there any cake (left) over? → ist noch Kuchen übrig?

6. all over (everywhere) → überall

7. (= repeatedly);

over and over (again) → immer (und immer) wieder;

five times over → fünfmal prep

1. (= on top of, above) → über +dat;

(with vb of motion) → über +acc;

to spread a sheet over sth → ein Laken über etw acc breiten

2. (= on the other side of);

the pub over the road → die Kneipe gegenüber;

he jumped over the wall → er sprang über die Mauer

3. (= more than) → über +acc;

over 200 people → über 200 Leute;

over and above my normal duties → über meine normalen Pflichten hinaus;

over and above that → darüber hinaus

4. (= during) → während;

let's discuss it over dinner → wir sollten es beim Abendessen besprechen

---

over [ˈəuvəʳ] adv → al di sopra (= excessively); molto, troppo

adj (or adv) (= finished) → finito/a, terminato/a (= too much); troppo (= remaining); che avanza

prep → su; sopra (= above); al di sopra di (= on the other side of); di là di (= more than); più di (= during); durante;

over here → qui;

over there → là;

all over (= everywhere) → dappertutto (= finished); tutto/a finito/a;

over and over (again) → più e più volte;

over and above → oltre (a);

to ask over → invitare qn (a passare);

now over to our Rome correspondent → diamo ora la linea al nostro corrispondente da Roma;

the world over → in tutto il mondo;

she's not over intelligent (BRIT) → non è troppo intelligente;

they fell out over money → litigarono per una questione di denaro

---

over

prep over [ˈəuvə]

1 higher than; above in position, number, authority etc Hang that picture over the fireplace; He's over 90 years old. oor, bo فَوْق над nad, přes over über πάνω από, ψηλότερα από sobre, encima de; más de kohal(e), üle بالای yläpuolella, yli au-dessus de, par-dessus, plus de מֵעַל- ऊपर više od, preko fölött; fölé di atas yfir; fyrir ofan su; al di sopra di, più di ～の上に ...의 위에 virš virs; pāri di atas boven over po(nad) em/para cima de peste; deasupra над; больше nad, cez nad iznad över, ovanför มากกว่า; สูงกว่า üstünde, üstüne 高于...，（位置、數目、權為等）在...之上 над; вище اوپر trên 高于...，（位置、数目、权为等）在...之上

2 from one side to another, on or above the top of; on the other side of He jumped over the gate; She fell over the cat; My friend lives over the street. oor فَوْق، في أعْلى، في الجِهَة الأخْرى върху přes over; på den anden side af über πάνω από, στην άλλη πλευρά sobre, encima; al otro lado de üle از روی؛ بر؛ بالای yli, toisella puolella sur, par-dessus, de l'autre côté מֵעַל- इस ओर से उस ओर तक preko (vmin) át di atas yfir, á, ofan á, um oltre, al di là di ～を越えて ...을 넘어서 per, ant, virš, kitoje (ko) pusėje pāri; viņpus di atas; di seberang over, aan de overkant van over, på den andre sida av nad, na por cima de peste, pe через cez prek preko över, tvärsöver เหนือ üstünden 從一邊到另一邊，在...頂上，在...的另一邊 через ايک جانب سے دوسري جانب bên trên 从一边到另一边，在...顶上，在...的另一边

3 covering He put his handkerchief over his face. oor فوْقَ، على върху na, přes over über πάνω σε (για κάλυμμα) sobre peal(e) روی päällä, päälle sur עַל ढकना preko fölé, rá menutup yfir, fyrir su ～をおおって ...을 덮어 ant uz menutupi over over na sobre acoperind на na, cez prek preko över เหนือ üstüne 蓋住... на پر محيط lên 盖住...

4 across You find people like him all over the world. regoor في كُل أنْحاء сред na over über από τη μια πλευρά στην άλλη por(todo) üle سرتاسر joka puolella partout בּכָל מָקוֹם हर जगह po, u keresztül, szerte di seluruh út um allt per/in tutto ～にかけて ...의 도처에 po viscaur di seluruh over over (hele) na por peste tot по; на na po svuda över ทั่วไป her tarafını, bütün 遍及 по, через آر پار trên khắp 遍及

5 about a quarrel over money. oor عَلى ، حَوْل за o over wegen για por, por motivos de, sobre pärast در مورد vuoksi à propos de עַל के बार में या पर zbog, radi -ról, -ről mengenai út af, um su, riguardo a ～に関しての ...에 대하여 dėl par kerana over om o sobre despre, asu­pra по поводу o glede, okrog zbog om มากกว่า hakkında 關于 через کے متعلق về vấn đề gì 关于

6 by means of He spoke to her over the telephone. oor, met بِواسِطَة по prostřednictvím over durch μέσω por -ga از طریق välityksellä à בְּאֶמצָעוּת के माध्यम से pomoću (vmin) keresztül melalui í (gegnum), símleiðis a ～によって ...을 통하여 per pa di door i, over przez por la по prostredníctvom po preko på, i โดย kullanarak; (telefon)da 通過...方法 по کے ذريعہ سے bằng; qua 通过...方法

7 during Over the years, she grew to hate her husband. oor, met خِلال، عَلى مَر през během over; i løbet af während κατά τη διάρκεια durante, a través de, a lo largo de jooksul در طول kuluessa au cours de בְּמַהַלָך दौरान tijekom, za vrijeme alatt selama í gegnum, með árunum nel corso di ～の間 ...동안 (내내) per pa sepanjang in de loop van gjennom, med przez com în cursul в течение, за za v teku tokom med ตลอด esnasında 在...期間 за; протягом کے درميان trong suốt (thời gian) 在...期间

8 while having etc He fell asleep over his dinner. gedurende, tydens أثْناء، خِلال по време při under über στη διάρκεια durante ajal در حال kesken, aikana sur בִּזמָן के दौरान za vrijeme alatt ketika yfir, meðan á e-u stendur durante ～しながら ...하면서 per pie ketika tijdens i løpet av nad em cima de în timpul за pri v času tokom mitt [] i ที่จบสิ้น (yapar)ken 正當...時候 за کرتے ہوئے trong khi 正当...时候

adv

1 higher, moving etc above The plane flew over about an hour ago. oor فَوْق над nad, nahoře over über από πάνω por encima üle بر فراز؛ بالای ylitse au-dessus מֵעַל ऊपर iznad följebb tinggi yfir sopra 上に 위로 viršum pāri di atas over over, forbi deasupra наверху; наверх nad, hore nad preko över, ovanför บน üzerinden 高于... вказує на рух угорі اونچا bên trên 高于...

2 used to show movement, change of position He rolled over on his back; He turned over the page. om تُشير إلى حَرَكة الفِعْل: فَوْقَ показва промяна на позицията pře- om über- γύρω al/otro lado del üle بر ympäri (se)tourner הַצִידָה स्थान या स्थिति में परिवर्तन करना okrenuti megfordul; lapoz membalik yfir á ひっくりかえして 전면을 뒤덮듯이, 온통 per(si)- (salikteņos) pār- di atas om over pe partea cealaltă пере- pre- na drugo stran preko över (พลิก) ไปอีกด้านหนึ่ง başka bir tarafı/yanı görülebilecek şekilde 用來表示移動，變換位置 вказує на зміну дії حرکت کو بتلانے کے ليے đảo; lật 用来表示移动，变换位置

3 across He went over and spoke to them. oor عَبْرَ: إلى الجِهَةِ الأُخْرى през napříč, přes, na druhou stranu over herüber απέναντι,πέρα al otro lado, de un lado al otro lähemale به آن سو؛ به سوی دیگر luokse aller vers לְשָם तक prijeći preko át- ke seberang yfir til 越えて 건너서, (건너) 저쪽[]으로 pri- pāri, turp ke sebelah sana van de naar de ene kant andere kant, over bort, til tam acolo через cez, na druhú stranu čez preko bort, fram ข้าม karşı tarafa 越過 вказує на рух через щось پاس sang 越过

4 downwards He fell over. om إلى أسْفَل надолу dolů, na zem omkuld über (προς τα)κάτω hacia abajo maha, pikali به زیر tomber לְמָטָה नीचे dolje le ke bawah um koll 倒れて 넘어져, 거꾸로, 젖혀져서 žemyn, par-, nu- (salikteņos) no- ke bawah naar beneden, neerwaarts; om over ende, ned(over) în jos вниз dolu, na zem dol dole omkull ลงข้างล่าง aşağı, yere doğru 向下，反面地 вказує на рух униз نيچے کي طرف xuống 向下，反面地

5 higher in number etc for people aged twenty and over. oor أعْلى: تُشير إلى العَدَد над více derover darüber πιο πολύ,(παρα)πάνω más (de), por encima (de) rohkem بالاتر yli plus מֵעַל संख्या इत्यादि में ज्यादा više, iznad fölött di atasnya og yfir/eldri più ～以上の 초과하여 virš, daugiau, su viršum vairāk; pāri ke atas hoger over, mer enn więcej peste сверх того viac, hore več i preko däröver มากกว่า ...-den daha fazla 在數量上高于 понад, більше اس سے زيادہ trở lên 在数量上高于

6 remaining There are two cakes for each of us, and two over. oor باقٍ оставащ navíc i overskud übrig, über υπόλοιπος de sobra, que sobra(n) üle اضافه؛ باقی مانده ylimääräinen il reste נִשְאָר बकाया viška ... és marad kettő tersisa umfram rimasto 余って 남아서 dar, be to pāri [] bakinya over igjen, til overs ponadto com­plet, amănunţit; uşor сверх navyše več višak över เหลืออยู่ artık, artmış 剩余地 зайвий بقيہ còn lại 剩余地

7 through from beginning to end, carefully Read it over; Talk it over between you. bespreek من البِدايَة حَتّى النِّهايَه до края úplně, skrz naskrz igennem durch από την αρχή/προσεκτικά entero, de principio a fin; con cuidado läbi کاملاً؛ همه en entier lire, discuter (de) מֵחָדָש शुरू से अंत तक pozorno, pomno át- seluruhnya lesa yfir/í gegn completamente, in dettaglio すっかり 처음부터 끝까지 dar kartą, iš naujo, rūpestingai vēlreiz; no jauna sampai habis door, grondig gjennom; nøye, grundig от и до pre- več do kraja igenom จบ başından sonuna kadar 詳盡地，從頭至尾地 вказує на завершеність дії غور سے khắp; toàn bộ 详尽地，从头至尾地

adj

finished The affair is over now. verby, klaar مُنْتَهٍ завършен u konce forbi über τελειωμένος por encima läbi تمام شده ylitse au-dessus de נִגמָר समाप्त gotov, završen följebb tinggi yfir sopra 上に baigtas, pasibaigęs cauri, beidzies tamat voorbij over, forbi ponad, prze- em cima deasupra законченный skončený nad gotov över, ovanför จบ bitmiş, sona ermiş 越過 закінчений ختم، مکمل kết thúc 越过

n

(in cricket) a certain number of balls bowled from one end of the wicket He bowled thirty overs in the match. boulbeurt ضَرْبَةُ في لُعْبَة الكريكيت точка směna over das Over σειρά βολών (στο κρίκετ) serie de seis lanzamientos palliseeria یک سری ضرباتی که توسط یک پرتاب کننده از یک طرف زمین به طرف مخالف پرتاب می شود vuoro série de... balles מִספָּר זְרִיקוֹת רְצוּפוֹת क्रिकेट की ओवर runda sorozat lemparan röð (af sex köstum) over, (lanci effettuati) 投球数 과잉, 여분 lontaran over seria rzutów/piłek (w krykiecie) série de bolas jogadas serie de... mingi серия бросков zmena število metov određeni broj pogodaka u kriketu over จบ birbiri arkasına yuvarlanan 5-6 top （板球）從三柱門一端投出的球數 серія кидків کرکٹ ميں بال پھينکنے کي متعين تعداد cú giao bóng （板球）从三柱门一端投出的球数

(as part of a word)

1 too (much), as in overdo. über... υπερ-, υπερβολικά (ως α΄ συνθ.) demasiado, extra, exceso de exagerer túl sopra-, sovra- －しすぎ virš pārlieku over{#169} prze- ex(ceder-se) пере- över[], [] över abartmak, aşırısına kaçmak 字首 字首

2 in a higher position, as in overhead. ober... υπερ-, σε υψηλότερη θέση (ως α΄ συνθ.) por encima (de) dépasser, se surpasser felső (che sta sopra) －の上に virs- boven nad- (em/por) cima над, наверху över [], uppe [] başın üstünde, yukarıdan geçen 在高處 在高处

3 covering, as in overcoat. من فوق، يُغطّي über... που (επι)καλύπτει (ως α΄ συνθ.) sobre recouvrir felső sopra- おおう－ dengiantis, dėvimas ant pār-; virs- over na- sobre(tudo) накрыть, покрыть över palto, manto 遮蓋 遮盖

4 down from an upright position, as in overturn. مقلوب um... ανάποδα (ως α΄ συνθ.) hacia abajo à bas mettre, renverser fel- ひっくり返して－ ap-, nu-, par- ap- om{#169} prze- (deitar) abaixo опрокидывать(ся) omkull devirmek, alabora olmak 翻倒 翻倒

5 completely, as in overcome. كليًّا über... εντελώς (ως α΄ συνθ.) completamente triompher de felül sopra- すっかり－ pri-, nu-, visiškai pār- over{#169} prze- sobre(pujar) победить, преодолеть ut- tamamen 完全地 完全地

over again

once more Play the tune over again. nog ʼn keer, weer مَرَّةً ثانِيَه още веднъж ještě jednou, znovu om igen nochmals πάλι de nuevo, otra vez, una vez más veel kord دوباره uudelleen encore (une fois) שוּב एक बार फिर još jednom, ponovno újra sekali lagi aftur ancora una volta 繰り返して dar kartą vēlreiz sekali lagi nog eens om igjen raz jeszcze de novo încă (o dată) снова, ещё раз ešte raz, znova še enkrat još jedanput om [] อีกครั้ง tekrar, yeniden 再一遍 знову, ще раз ايک بار اور một lần nữa 再一遍

over all, overall

over and done with

finished; no longer important He has behaved very wickedly in the past but that's all over and done with now. uit en gedaan إنْتَهى свършен факт skončeno a vyřízeno overstået aus und vorbei τελειωμένος, που δεν έχει πια καμιά σημασία pasado y enterrado/olvidado, acabado (sellega on nüüd) lõpp تمام شده؛ پایان یافته ollutta ja mennyttä fini et bien fini נִגמָר ज्यादा महत्वपूर्ण नहीं gotov, završen kész! berakhir búið og gert (completamente finito) もうどうでもよい kas praėjo – užmiršta kas bijis, bijis sudah berakhir afgehandeld over og ut, ferdig skończone tudo terminado ter­mi­nat покончено; предано забвению skončiť (raz a navždy) končano za zmeraj biti gotov slut (färdigt) med จบ eskide kalmış 完結，不再重要 це все в минулому وہ بات نہيں رہي đã hết; đã xong 完结，不再重要

to speak over twenty (not twenty over ) languages.