Definition for Over (o'er)

over (o'er), prep. [“over” + noun phrase; see over, adv.]

  1. Across.
  2. Up from.
  3. Up; upon; upward.
  4. Covering; on top of; upon the surface of.
  5. On the other side of.
  6. More than; greater than; above and beyond; to the extreme degree of.
  7. Surpassing; superior to; with greater power than; from a higher position than.
  8. Farther than; moving above and beyond; towards a greater extent than.
  9. Through; all around.
  10. Throughout the whole of.

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