What does over mean "over" has a lot of different meanings in the English language, and it will have different meanings depending on the context and context. Here are some common meanings:
1.Indicates place, status, authority: on what;Above what;On top of what. For example:
there is a bridge over the river.There is a bridge over the river.
a lamp hung over us.There was a light above us.
2.Indicates the tendency of the action: what to cross;From what edge down. For example:
the thief jumped over the wall and ran away.The thief escaped over the wall.
they climbed over a mountain and came to a river.
They climbed over the hill to a river.
3.Indicates the number, degree: above what;Exceed. For example:
the temperature is over 30 degrees.This means that the temperature exceeds 30 degrees.
she spoke for over an hour at the meeting.She spoke at the meeting for more than an hour.
4.Indicates the time: in what period;UntilOver . For example:
can't you stay over the weekend?Can't you leave after the weekend?
great changes h**e taken place in china over the past few years.
China has changed dramatically over the past few years.
5.Overlay: When describing an object or phenomenon, "over" can indicate a state that covers a surface. For example:
the snow is over the ground.Snow covered the ground.
6.Used in some idioms:
over the radio via the radio, on the radio
over the telephone via **
all over the world
all over the country
go over check;Xi;Take a look
be over the end
over again and again;Again
over all comprehensively
over there