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over

From Wiktionary
over is on the Basic English 850 List.
oven - over - owner
over is one of the 1000 most common headwords.
out - over - own

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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Positive
over

Comparative
none

Superlative
none

  1. (not before a noun) Something is over when it has finished, usually referring to an event.
    When the movie was over we left the movie theater.

Preposition

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Preposition
over

  1. In a location above something.
    He stepped over the dog.
  2. From one side to the other.
    They went over the bridge.
  3. (mathematics) A number divided by another.
    Eight over two is four.
  1. If you do something over, you do it again.
    That looks really bad. I think we need to do it over.
  2. If you invite someone over, you invite them to your house.
    They had him over for tea.

Noun

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Singular
over

Plural
overs

  1. (sports) (countable) An over in a cricket match is six balls bowled from one end.
    The captain told me I would have to bowl the next over.
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