Betydning av over på norsk

• 0 down, away from a position that is straight up

  • I knocked the chair over. Jeg rev ned stolen.

  • The glass tipped over. Glasset veltet overende.

• 1 from one side to another

  • a ferry crossing over to the opposite bank en ferge som drar over til den andre bredden

• 2 in a position above

  • A plane flew over. Et fly fløy over

• 3 so that the opposite side is facing up

  • He flipped the pancakes over. Han snudde pannekakene rundt.

• 4 in or to a place that sb is or lives

  • She came over to where we were standing. Hun kom bort dit hvor vi stod.

  • I’d like to invite him over for dinner. Jeg skulle gjerne invitere ham over på middag.

• 5 to or toward one side

  • Look over toward the trees. Se bort på trærne.

• 6 ended or finished

  • I’m glad that time in my life is over. Jeg er glad den perioden av livet mitt er over.

• 7 in a way that is completely covered

  • The pond had frozen over. Dammen hadde frosset igjen.

• 8 including the numbers or ages above the one mentioned

  • children aged 3 and over barn fra tre års alder og over

• 9 emphasizes that sth happens or is done again

  • We had to start all over again. Vi måtte begynne helt på nytt igjen.

• 10 indicates that sth happens repeatedly

  • She kept saying, “I didn’t do it!” over and over again. Hun fortsatte å si “Jeg gjorde det ikke!” om og om igjen.

• 11 in or to a position above

  • The balloon floated over the house. Ballongen svevet over huset.

  • He leaned over the sink. Han lente seg over vasken.

• 12 covering sth or sb

  • She pulled the blanket over her head. Hun dro teppet over hodet.

  • There was water all over the floor. Det var vann over hele gulvet.

• 13 from one side to another

  • planes flying over the Pacific fly som flyr over Stillehavet

• 14 more than

  • There were over 4,000 people there. Det var over 4000 mennesker der.

• 15 regarding or about

  • two groups in an argument over land rights to grupper i disputt om landrettigheter

  • concern over the safety of the children bekymringer for barns trygghet

• 16 during a time

  • Over the next few months, he seemed to change. I løpet av de neste par-tre månedene så han ut til å forandre seg.

• 17 from, in, or to many parts

  • as the frost spread over the windows etterhvert som rimfrosten spredde seg utover vinduet

  • water all over the floor vann utover hele gulvet

• 18 not affected by sth anymore

  • It took a while, but I’m over it now. Det tok sin tid, men jeg er kommet over det nå.

  • She’s trying to get over the breakup of the relationship. Hun prøver å komme seg over slutten på kjærlighetsforholdet.

• 19 down from the edge of

  • She looked over the rocks to the water below. Hun så utfor klippene på vannet nedenfor.

• 20 more than normal or too much

  • an over-excited crowd en overspent menneskemengde

  • The engine overheated. Motoren ble overopphetet.

  • overpopulated cities overbefolkede byer

  • Don’t oversimplify the issue. Ikke overforenkle saken.

• 21 higher than; above in position, number, authority etc

  • Hang that picture over the fireplace

  • He’s over 90 years old.

• 22 from one side to another, on or above the top of; on the other side of

  • He jumped over the gate

  • She fell over the cat

  • My friend lives over the street.

• 23 covering

  • He put his handkerchief over his face.

• 24 across

  • You find people like him all over the world.

• 25 about

  • a quarrel over money.

• 26 by means of

  • He spoke to her over the telephone.

• 27 during

  • Over the years, she grew to hate her husband.

• 28 while having etc

  • He fell asleep over his dinner.

• 29 higher, moving etc above

  • The plane flew over about an hour ago.

• 30 used to show movement, change of position

  • He rolled over on his back

  • He turned over the page.

• 31 across

  • He went over and spoke to them.

• 32 downwards

  • He fell over.

• 33 higher in number etc

  • The film is suitable for people aged eighteen and over.

• 34 remaining

  • There are two cakes for each of us, and two over.

• 35 through from beginning to end, carefully

  • Read it over

  • Talk it over between you.

• 36 finished

  • The affair is over now.

• 37 (in cricket) a certain number of balls bowled from one end of the wicket

  • He bowled thirty overs in the match.

• 38 too (much), as in overdo.

• 39 in a higher position, as in overhead.

• 40 covering, as in overcoat.

• 41 down from an upright position, as in overturn.

• 42 completely, as in overcome.