over
part of speech
preposition (over); adverb (over); adjective (over — finished); noun (an over — cricket)
meaning for a pupil
1) Over means above, or across from one side to the other: the bird flew over the tree. tree →
2) Over means more than: «Over 10» means more than 10. tree →
3) Over means finished: «The game is over» means it ended. tree →
4) Over means covering: a blanket over the bed. tree →
5) Over can mean again: do it over. tree →
6) Over means during: over the weekend. tree →
7) In cricket an over is six balls bowled by one bowler. tree →
8) (casual) «Over it» means fed up or no longer upset: «I'm so over this homework.» tree →
9) (casual) «Get over yourself» means stop acting so important; «over the moon» means very happy. tree →
10) (formal) «In excess of», «exceeding» and «upon the conclusion of» are stiff words for over. tree →
sense in the lessons
In maths: more than a number; across or above a place; a thing that ended; sometimes left over (the remainder); «over and over», «all over»; in fractions «3 over 4». In everyday life: «over here», «over there», «come over». In sport: an over is six balls in cricket. In stories: «over the hills and far away», «Game over!». In casual talk: «over it», «it's all over the place». In the exam voice: «in excess of 50 persons», «upon the conclusion of the match». Phrases: «left over», «over and over», «take over», «turn over», «over the top».
examples
- Over 50 people came. tree →
- The bird flew over the tree. tree →
- When the game was over, they had 12 points. tree →
- How many cookies are left over? tree →
- Put a blanket over the baby. tree →
- We went to the zoo over the weekend. tree →
- Come over to my house after school. tree →
- She read the poem over and over. tree →
- 3 overs left and we need 20 runs, no chance (casual, cricket) tree →
- i'm so over this, 40 sums for homework?? (casual) tree →
- Get over yourself, you only scored 2. (rough) tree →
- Attendance was in excess of 50 persons; state whether 50 is a possible value. (formal exam) tree →
- I needn't tell it over again." tree →
note
«Over 50» means more than 50, not exactly 50. «Left over» means the remainder or what is left: subtract or divide with a remainder. Trap: «over» as «above» gives no operation. In fractions, «3 over 4» means 3/4. Opposite: under. «Turn over» means flip. «Over» about time (over the weekend) means during. Casual «over it» is a feeling, not a number. Formal «in excess of» and «exceeding» = more than (not equal to).
In the corpora
- Employers often glance at a CV for less than a minute, so grown-ups fuss over every word.
- Inflation means prices rise over time, so the same pound buys less; if pay rises more slowly, families are worse off.
- A divorce can feel sad and also a relief, because a long, hard process is over.
- Family feuds often start over money, a will or hurtful words, and they can last for years.
- In Melbourne, Mum smiles at Dad over dinner and says, "We've got some news.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «over» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.