over

Meaning

Adv

1. over, above
2. (postpositional) over (implying motion)
3. remaining, left over
4. passing by, going away
5. denotes an imitative action; again, once again

Prep

1. over
2. about, concerning

Intj

over (a radio procedure word meaning that the station is finished with its transmission and is expecting a response.)

Concepts

about

over

on

🔛

past

behind

after

across

above

of

away

upon

beyond

concerning

next

left

by

to

forth

afar

in

abaft

remaining

on the other side of

at

far

off

via

yonder

draw a shining picture

paint a shining picture

paint a glossy picture

portray a glittering picture

draw a cheerful picture

paint a sparkling picture

draw a serene picture

paint a brilliant picture

draw a fair picture

paint an illustrious picture

paint a radiant picture

paint a sanguine picture

paint a shiny picture

paint a serene picture

paint a gleamy picture

paint a gleaming picture

paint a magnificent picture

paint a carefree picture

paint a rosy picture

draw a splendid picture

paint a bright picture

paint a jovial picture

Synonyms

aan

🔛

van

betreffende

aangaande

achter

na verloop van

na

boven

overheen

aan de overkant van

heen

verwijderd

om

met

vandoor

voort

weg

meer dan

wat betreft

uitzien

via

voor

een helder beeld schetsen

een helder beeld geven

bij

binnen

bovenop

buiten

door

in

in verband met

jegens

naar

omtrent

op

🆙

over ... heen

per

te

tegen

tegenover

te veel

tot

Translations

über

sobre

nach

hinter

hinüber

sur

🔛

jenseits

von

após

sobre

🔛

fort

weg

dahin

au sujet de

loin

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈoː.vər/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: ōver

Inherited from Old Dutch: *ovar

Cognate with German: ober

Cognate with English: over

In summary

From Middle Dutch ōver, from Old Dutch *ovar, from Proto-West Germanic *obar, from Proto-Germanic *uber, from Proto-Indo-European *upér, from *upo. Compare German ober, über, Low German over, över, English over.

Sentences

Daar hebben wij zorgen over .

That is what we are concerned about.

Over deze eerste kwestie zou ik het volgende willen zeggen .

On this first issue, I would like to say the following.

Ze was te kort om over het hek heen te kijken .

She was too short to look over the fence.

Over het algemeen bewegen we ons te weinig .

In general, we don't move enough.

Het doet me plezier te zien dat hij zo enthousiast is over zijn nieuwe functie .

I'm pleased to see that he's so excited about his new position.

Ik wil graag iets zeggen over twee of drie belangrijke kwesties .

I should like to speak on two or three main issues.