över

See also: over, oever, Över, øver, over-, and över-

Low German

Etymology

From Old Saxon ovar, from Proto-Germanic *uber, from Proto-Indo-European *upéri, from *upér, from *upo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈøːvɛr/

Adverb

över

  1. over, above
  2. (postpositional) over (implying motion)
  3. remaining, left over
  4. (in compounds) excessively, more than
  5. passing by, going away

Preposition

över

  1. over
  2. about, concerning

Inflection

Swedish

Alternative forms

  • öfver (obsolete since 1906)

Etymology

From Old Norse yfir, from Proto-Germanic *ubiri, from Proto-Indo-European *upéri, from *upér, from *upo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈøːvɛr/
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Adverb

över (not comparable)

  1. above; more than
    Över femhundra kom
    More than five hundred came.

Preposition

över

  1. above
  2. over; across
    Det finns en bro över floden.
    There is a bridge over the river.
  3. over; about clothes worn over something else
  4. past; beyond time
    Vad är klockan? — Den är fem över ett.
    What time is it? — It's five past one.

Usage notes

Normally a preposition, this över is used as a postposition in one expression: världen över = all over the world (cf. "the whole world over")

See also

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