Meaning

Finished; ended; concluded..

Definitions by Sense

1. Finished; ended; concluded.
2. (informal, of an ongoing situation) Hopeless; irrecoverable.
3. (informal) Visiting one's home or other location.
4. Having surmounted an obstacle.
5. (informal) Having an excess in a particular respect.
6. Surplus to requirements.
7. (professional wrestling slang) Of a wrestler: generating a reaction from fans.
8. Describing a physical change of position or state.

Example Sentences

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

The strawberries are over now. I picked the last few yesterday.

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

My sister's over for the week.

The horse struggled at that fence, but it's over.

This steak is well over. (overcooked)

We had some complaints about short weight, so now we make sure that all our bags of potatoes are a bit over. (overweight)

I made 20 cakes, but I only need 18, so there are two over.

Word Forms

• o'er
• ower
• ouer
• overs
• overing
• overed

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Use over when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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