over
/ˈoʊ̯.vɚ/ preposition A1- Above; higher than; further up than. · Hold the sign up over your head.· The mountain towered over the village.
- Across, from one side to the other. · The guide took us over the border.
- Across, so as to pass above. · The vulture flew over the desert.· I looked out over the sea.
- Through or around all the parts of. · The estate agent showed me over the property.· We went over the cathedral and then had lunch in the cafe.
- On the other side of. · He lives over the road from me.· The next town is over that hill.
- At or near (a location seen as 'across' from the speaker's location). · There was a big fire over the other side of town.
- From one physical position to another via an obstacle that must be traversed vertically, first upwards and then downwards. · The dog jumped over the fence.· Let's walk over the hill to get there.
- Across (something) and then downwards. · The car drove straight over the edge of the cliff.· I tripped over a tree root.
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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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