The meaning of OVER is across a barrier or intervening space; specifically : across the goal line in football. How to use over in a sentence.

If someone or something goes over a barrier, obstacle, or boundary, they get to the other side of it by going across it, or across the top of it. I stepped over a broken piece of wood. Nearly one million …

We use over as a preposition and an adverb to refer to something at a higher position than something else, sometimes involving movement from one side to another: …

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Above implies a relative position without contact and often suggests a non-physical or metaphorical elevation, whereas over indicates a higher position which often implies coverage or direct superiority.

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If something is over it is finished, across, or above. When a movie is over, you get up and leave. A blanket that's over your feet covers your toes. A painting over a fireplace hangs above it.

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