over
/ˈoʊ̯.vɚ/ adverb A2- From one position or location to another, horizontally or approximately so, or along a route visualised as "across". · That vase isn't exactly central. Could you move it over a couple of inches?· I slid over to make room for him to sit down.
- Across from one side of something to the other. · I need to cross the river. Can you take me over in your boat?
- So as to pass above. · I looked up just as a helicopter flew over.
- Up one side of something, across, and then down the other side. · The fence is too high. I don't think I'll be able to get over.· The boiling milk bubbled over onto the cooker top.
- Across something, such as an edge, and then downwards. · The car rolled to the edge of the cliff and went straight over.
- From an upright position to a horizontal one. · He tipped the bottle over, and the water came gushing out.· That building just fell over!
- So as to fold towards or onto itself. · Bend the end of that wire over to make a hook.· He bent over to touch his toes.
- On top of something, or so as to cover something. · Paint it over with a darker colour.· It's starting to cloud over.
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Off to the left were the big barns and beyond them, away down over green, low-sloping fields, was a sparkling blue glimpse of sea.
The apartment destined for the purpose was spacious and lighted by a number of windows, over each of which was written in golden letters for some inexplicable reason the name of one of the principal cities of France; beneath these windows a wooden balcony extended the entire length of the house.
When the young man on board saw this person approach, he left his station by the pilot, and, hat in hand, leaned over the ship’s bulwarks.
A cloud passed over Danglars’ brow.
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