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över

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

Low German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German över, from Old Saxon ovar, from Proto-West Germanic *obar, from Proto-Germanic *uber, from Proto-Indo-European *upéri, from *upér, from *upo.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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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

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över

  1. over
  2. about, concerning

Inflection

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Pronominal adverbs of över
preposition över
postpositional adverb över
her (hither) röver
düt (this) hieröver
dat (that) doröver
wat (what) woröver
wat (something) enerwegens över
nix (nothing) nargens över
allens (everything) överall över

Swedish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish ivir, yvir, ø̄wer, from Runic Swedish ufiR, from Old Norse yfir, from Proto-Germanic *ubiri, from Proto-Indo-European *upéri, from *upér, from *upo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈøːvɛr/, [ˈøə̯vɛ̠r]
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Adverb

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över (not comparable)

  1. over; above; more than
    Över femhundra kom.
    Over five hundred came.
  2. over; across
    över bron.
    Go across the bridge.
  3. (hand) over, (send) over, (transfer) over; transfer
    Giv över skatten.
    Hand over the treasure.
    Skicka över pengarna.
    Transfer the money.
  4. (ball games) over the goal
    Han sköt bollen över.
    He shot the ball over (the goal).

Antonyms

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  • (antonym(s) of more than): under

Derived terms

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  • överkurs (advanced course; extra step; overevaluation)

Preposition

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över

  1. above
    Över allt
    Above all
  2. over; across
    Det finns en bro över floden.
    There is a bridge over the river.
  3. over; covering or worn over something else
    Över propellern sitter en spinner.
    Over the propeller sits a spinner.
  4. past; after the latest full hour or, if used in the phrase "fem över halv", the latest half-hour
    Antonym: i
    Middag börjar att serveras fem [minuter] över sex på kvällen.
    Dinner will begin to be served five [minutes] past six in the evening.

Synonyms

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Antonyms

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Postposition

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över

  1. over; all over
    Jag har sökt efter den landet över.
    I have searched for it all over the land.

Usage notes

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

See also

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References

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Anagrams

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