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  • 61over — [OE] Etymologically, over denotes ‘more up, upper’. It originated as an Indo European comparative form derived from the base *upó ‘under’, which gave rise to English up. This became prehistoric Germanic *uberi, which has diversified into German… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 62over- — [[t]o͟ʊvə(r) [/t]] PREFIX You can add over to an adjective or verb to indicate that a quality exists or an action is done to too great an extent. For example, if you say that someone is being over cautious, you mean that they are being too… …

    English dictionary

  • 63over- — aff. a prefixal use of over, occurring in various senses in compounds (overboard; overcoat; overhang; overlord; overthrow), and esp. employed, with the senses “over the limit,”“to excess,”“too much,”“too,” to form verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 64over — See bind over; pleading over; remedy over …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 65over — [OE] Etymologically, over denotes ‘more up, upper’. It originated as an Indo European comparative form derived from the base *upó ‘under’, which gave rise to English up. This became prehistoric Germanic *uberi, which has diversified into German… …

    Word origins

  • 66over —  1) upper, as The over side. The contrast is Nether. North.  2) to recover from an illness : I am afraid he ll not over it. North.  3) important, material. Exm. I have an over errand to you …

    A glossary of provincial and local words used in England

  • 67Över — Wallheckenlandschaft in Ostfriesland Auf den Stock gesetzter Knick, nur noch Wall und Überhälter …

    Deutsch Wikipedia

  • 68Over — Original name in latin Over Name in other language Over State code GB Continent/City Europe/London longitude 53.18333 latitude 2.55 altitude 53 Population 2804 Date 2013 08 05 …

    Cities with a population over 1000 database

  • 69over — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adv. past, across, by; again; beyond; extra, above, more, remaining, left. prep. on, above. See end, opposition, repetition, superiority.Ant., under. II (Roget s IV) modif. & prep. 1. [Situated above]… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 70over —  The notion that over is incorrect for more than (as in over 300 people were present at the rally ) is a widely held superstition. The stricture has been traced to Ambrose Bierce’s Write It Right (1909), a usage book teeming with quirky… …

    Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors