Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Over (o'er)
over (o'er), prep. [“over” + noun phrase; see over, adv.]
- Across.
- Up from.
- Up; upon; upward.
- Covering; on top of; upon the surface of.
- On the other side of.
- More than; greater than; above and beyond; to the extreme degree of.
- Surpassing; superior to; with greater power than; from a higher position than.
- Farther than; moving above and beyond; towards a greater extent than.
- Through; all around.
- Throughout the whole of.
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