all over

See also: allover and all-over

English

Alternative forms

• all-over

Adverb

all over (not comparable)

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see all over.

   Once the performance was all over, they left.

2. (idiomatic) Over an entire extent.

   He was covered all over with mud.

3. (idiomatic) Everywhere.

   I've looked all over for it.

4. (idiomatic) In every way; thoroughly.

   Dancing with everyone, singing show tunes all night: that was Luke all over.

Derived terms

• all over again
• all-overish

Translations

all over

• Finnish: loppu (fi)
• French: terminé (fr), achevé (fr)
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• German: vorbei (de)

over an entire extent

• Finnish: kokonaan (fi)
• French: tout (fr)
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• German: vollständig (de), ganz (de), ganz und gar (de)

everywhere

• Finnish: kaikkialla (fi), kaikkialta (fi), kaikkialle (fi)
• French: partout (fr)
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• German: überall (de), an jeder Stelle, an jedem Ort

in every way; thoroughly

• Finnish: täysin (genitive) kaltaista (+ possessive suffix)
• French: tout craché (fr)
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• German: typisch (de), ganz der/die/das

Preposition

all over

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see all over.

   None of the paint was beneath the line. It was all over it.

2. (idiomatic) Everywhere; covering completely.

   He dropped the bucket and got paint all over the floor and his clothes.

Derived terms

• all over the map
• all over the place

Translations

all over

• German: ganz ... über, vollständig ... über
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everywhere; covering completely

• Arabic: جَمِيع أَنْحَاء (jamīʕ ʔanḥāʔ), كُلّ (kull)

  Egyptian Arabic: جميع أنحاء (gamiiʿ ʾanḥaaʾ)

• Finnish: yltä päältä (fi), ympäri (fi)
• German: ganz über, über ... ganze/n
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• Greek: παντού (el) (pantoú)
• Scottish Gaelic: air feadh
• Swedish: över hela
• Vietnamese: khắp (vi)

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