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over

Pronunciation: /ˈoː.vər/

“over” is a Dutch word. Its 8 meanings in English:

adverb

  1. over, above
  2. over (implying motion)
  3. remaining, left over
  4. passing by, going away
  5. denotes an imitative action; again, once again

preposition

  1. over
  2. about, concerning

interjection

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

Etymology

From Middle Dutch ōver, from Old Dutch *ovar, from Proto-West Germanic *obar, from Proto-Germanic *uber, from Proto-Indo-European *upér, from *upo. Compare German ober, über, Low German over, över, English over.

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