over

adjective

1. Finished; ended; concluded.

   “The show isn't over until the fat lady sings.”

2. Of a flower: wilting or withering.

3. Hopeless; irrecoverable.

   “We're keeping our marriage going for the sake of the kids, but really it's over.”

adverb

1. Describing a physical change of position or state. From one position or location to another, horizontally or approximately so, or along a route visualised as "across".

   “That vase isn't exactly central. Could you move it over a couple of inches?”

2. From one position or location to another, horizontally or approximately so, or along a route visualised as "across".

   “That vase isn't exactly central. Could you move it over a couple of inches?”

3. Across from one side of something to the other.

   “I need to cross the river. Can you take me over in your boat?”

4. So as to pass above.

   “I looked up just as a helicopter flew over.”

noun

1. A set of six legal balls bowled.

   “Jones hit four boundaries in the first over.”

2. Any surplus amount of money, goods delivered, etc.

3. Something having an excess of a particular property.

   “I went fishing but caught mostly overs.”

4. A bet that a particular sporting statistic, such as points scored in a game, will be above a certain stated value.

preposition

1. Expressing spatial relationship or movement. Above; higher than; further up than.

   “Hold the sign up over your head.”

2. Above; higher than; further up than.

   “Hold the sign up over your head.”

3. Across, from one side to the other.

   “The guide took us over the border.”

4. Across, so as to pass above.

   “The vulture flew over the desert.”

interjection

1. A radio procedure word meaning that the station is finished with its transmission and is expecting a response.

   “Bravo Six, this is Bravo Six Four. Stand by for ten mike report one dash three, over.”

2. Instructs the reader to turn the page and continue reading the other side.

3. Ellipsis of over the left shoulder (“expressing disbelief etc.”).