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adverbprepositionpreposition

över

over

Betyder att något är placerat högre än eller på andra sidan av något annat.

Definition & meaning

Över has several common meanings:

  • Over or above: indicating position or movement, as in “a lamp over the table.”
  • Across: indicating movement from one side to another, as in “across the street.”
  • More than: indicating an amount, as in “more than ten.”
  • About or concerning: used with certain emotions or reactions.
  • Finished: as an adverb, meaning “over” or “ended.”

Grammar & Word origin

Över is mainly a preposition, but it can also be an adverb or part of a verb. It comes from Old Swedish yvir, related to English “over.”

Synonyms & antonyms

  • ovanför — “above”; emphasizes position, not movement or excess.
  • mer än — “more than”; a synonym when referring to quantity.
  • under — “under” or “below”; an antonym for position or quantity.
  • förbi — “past” or “over”; can be similar when an event has ended.

Common phrases & collocations

  • över bordet — over the table
  • över gatan — across the street
  • över tio — more than ten
  • glad över — happy about
  • det är över — it is over

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Examples

Bollen flyger över huset.preposition

The ball flies over the house.

Är mötet över nu?adverb

Is the meeting over now?

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