TalkCo
How to pronounce over
Say it like this: /ˈəʉ̯.və/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does over mean?
adjFinished; ended; concluded.
“The show isn't over until the fat lady sings.”
Of a flower: wilting or withering.
Hopeless; irrecoverable.
“We're keeping our marriage going for the sake of the kids, but really it's over.”
advDescribing a physical change of position or state.
“He's driven over from Bristol.”
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.”
nounA set of six legal balls bowled.
“Jones hit four boundaries in the first over.”
Any surplus amount of money, goods delivered, etc.
Something having an excess of a particular property.
“I went fishing but caught mostly overs.”
prepExpressing spatial relationship or movement.
“Hold the sign up over your head.”
Across, from one side to the other.
“The guide took us over the border.”
Across, so as to pass above.
“I looked out over the sea.”
Practise saying over out loud with your AI English tutor, or look up any other word.
Look up more wordsOther words to practise
Pronunciations and meanings from Wiktionary via kaikki.org, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Recordings by Wikimedia Commons contributors. This page is shared under the same license.