över
Low German
Alternative forms
- üöver, üöwer (Westphalian)
Etymology
From Middle Low German över, from Old Saxon ovar, from Proto-West Germanic *obar, from Proto-Germanic *uber, from Proto-Indo-European *upéri, from *upér, from *upo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈøːvər/
Adverb
över
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish ivir, yvir, ø̄wer, from Runic Swedish ufiR, from Old Norse yfir, from Proto-Germanic *ubiri, from Proto-Indo-European *upéri, from *upér, from *upo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈøːvɛr/, [ˈøə̯vɛ̠r]
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Adverb
över (not comparable)
- above; more than
- Över femhundra kom
- More than five hundred came.
- (ball games) over the goal
- Han sköt bollen över.
- He shot the ball over the goal.
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “more than”): under
Derived terms
- överkurs (“advanced course; extra step; overevaluation”)
Preposition
över
- above
- over; across
- Det finns en bro över floden.
- There is a bridge over the river.
- over; about clothes worn over something else
- past; after the latest full hour or, if used in the phrase "fem över halv", the latest half-hour
- Antonym: i
- Middag börjar att serveras fem [minuter] över sex på kvällen.
- Dinner will begin to be served five [minutes] past six in the evening.
Synonyms
- (above): ovanför
Postposition
över
- over; all over
- Jag har sökt efter den landet över.
- I have searched for it all over the land.
Usage notes
Normally a preposition, this över is used as a postposition in the expression världen över = all over the world (cf. "the whole world over")
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Anagrams
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