over-

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See also: over, över, Över, øver, and över-

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English over-, from Old English ofer-, from Proto-Germanic *uber, from Proto-Indo-European *upér. Cognate with Dutch over-, German über-, Swedish över-, Welsh gor-, Spanish sobre-, Armenian վեր- (ver-), Persian ابر (abar-). Doublet of super-, sur-, and hyper-. More at over.

Pronunciation[edit]

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over-

  1. Above, or higher.
    overbar, overlook
  2. Superior.
    overlord
  3. Excessive; excessively.
    overkind, overloud, overstate
  4. Surrounding or covering.
    overcoat, overpaint
  5. (augmentative) Exceptional; extremely or intensely.

Usage notes[edit]

Comparison of relative combinations (two separate words, hyphenated or a single compound word) does not easily fit a pattern; terms become compound words as they are broadly accepted.

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Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *ubar- (over-). Cognate with Dutch over-, German über-, English over-, Swedish över-. More at over.

Prefix[edit]

over-

  1. usually the same as over- in English.

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

See over

Pronunciation[edit]

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Prefix[edit]

over-

  1. Prepended to verbs; denotes that action takes place over the object.
    Hij oversproeide de planten.
    He sprayed over the plants.
  2. Prepended to verbs, nouns and adjectives; denotes that the action or state takes place excessively.
    De man overeet zich.
    The man overeats.

Usage notes[edit]

The second meaning is not shared by compounds with the adverb over.

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Prefix[edit]

over-

  1. usually the same as over- in English.

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Prefix[edit]

over-

  1. usually the same as over- in English.

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