Overs - English meaning

noun

A sequence of six balls bowled by a bowler from one end of the pitch, after which another bowler takes over from the other end.

Usage examples:

He would bowl six overs, take wickets and get taken off because he was so unfit.

preposition

Extending directly upwards from.

Usage examples:

I saw flames over berlin

preposition

At a higher level or layer than.

Usage examples:

His flat was over the shop

preposition

Higher or more than (a specified number or quantity)

Usage examples:

Over 40 degrees c

preposition

Expressing passage or trajectory across.

Usage examples:

She trudged over the lawn

preposition

Expressing duration.

Usage examples:

You've given us a lot of heartache over the years

preposition

Expressing the medium by which something is done; by means of.

Usage examples:

A voice came over the loudspeaker

preposition

On the subject of.

Usage examples:

A long and heated debate over unemployment

preposition

No longer affected by.

Usage examples:

We were over the worst

adverb

Expressing passage or trajectory across an area.

Usage examples:

He leant over and tapped me on the hand

adverb

Beyond and falling or hanging from a point.

Usage examples:

She knocked the jug over

adverb

Used to express action and result.

Usage examples:

The car flipped over

adverb

Used to express repetition of a process.

Usage examples:

The jukebox plays every song twice over

adverb

(in two-way radio communication) used to indicate that the speaker has finished speaking and is awaiting a reply.

adjective

Finished or complete.

Usage examples:

The match is over

preposition

In, to, on, or at a position above or higher than something else, sometimes so that one thing covers the other; above

Usage examples:

The sign over the door said, "private.", he put a sweater on over his shirt., the horse jumped over…

adverb

More or greater than

Usage examples:

Free delivery on orders over $25., over 80% of temporary workers are part-timers., the cable compan…