The meaning of OVER is across a barrier or intervening space; specifically : across the goal line in football. How to use over in a sentence.

We use over as a preposition and an adverb to refer to something at a higher position than something else, sometimes involving movement from one side to another: …

above and to the other side of: to leap over a wall. above in authority, rank, power, etc., so as to govern, control, or have jurisdiction regarding: There is no one over her in the department now.

If someone or something goes over a barrier, obstacle, or boundary, they get to the other side of it by going across it, or across the top of it. I stepped over a broken piece of wood. Nearly one …

Over is related to the German word über, meaning "above," like putting one piece of paper over another, or a ruling over your school, you popular person. Over can describe a distant position: …

In a position to rule or control: The director presides over the meeting.

Definition of over preposition in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Music Albums Over (album), by Peter Hammill, 1977 Over (EP), by Jarboe and Telecognac, 2000

OVER meaning: 1 : in an upward and forward direction across something; 2 : downward from an upright position

OVER definition: above in place or position. See examples of over used in a sentence.