English Explanatory Dictionary

over-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. Above, or higher.
  2. Superior.
  3. Excessive; excessively.
  4. Surrounding or covering.
  5. Exceptional; extremely or intensely.

Pronunciation

/ˈəʊ̯və/ [ˈəʊ̯.və] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-over-.wav /ˈoʊ̯vəɹ/ [ˈoʊ.vɚ] /ˈəʉvə/ [ˈɐʉ̯.vɐ] /ˈɐʉ̯və/ [ˈo̝.vər] [ˈoː.bʱə(ɾ)]

Word forms

over-

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- From Middle English over-, from Old English ofer-, from Proto-Germanic *uber, from Proto-Indo-European *upér. Cognate with Dutch over-, German über-, Swedish över-, Welsh gor-, Spanish sobre-, Armenian վեր- (ver-), Persian ابر (abar-). Doublet of super-, sur-, and hyper-. More at over.

Synonyms

super- supra- hyper- ultra- uber- macro- arch- mega- giga- -zilla grand ana-
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