Английские слова, начинающиеся на over

preposition

Extending directly upwards from.

Примеры использования:

I saw flames over berlin

noun

Expressing passage or trajectory across an area.

Примеры использования:

He leant over and tapped me on the hand

prefix

Excessively; to an unwanted degree.

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Overambitious

Beyond the top or upper surface or edge

phrase

In addition to

Примеры использования:

They receive extra money over and above the usual welfare payments., they do random searches and pa…

phrase

Completely finished

Примеры использования:

She gets unpleasant tasks over and done with as quickly as possible., i knew i had to talk to jack …

adverb

Repeating many times

Примеры использования:

We have to explain the same thing over and over before he understands.

idiom

Happening or done many times

Примеры использования:

I read the article over and over till it made sense.

phrase

Used to emphasize that one completely opposes something.

Примеры использования:

She moves into our home over my dead body

idiom

If you say something will happen over your dead body, you mean that you will do everything you can to prevent it

Примеры использования:

"joe says he's going to buy a motorbike." "over my dead body!"

idiom

To speak to or ask permission from someone who has more authority than the person who you would normally go to in that situation

Примеры использования:

Amanda was refusing to give me the week off so i went over her head and spoke to the boss.

phrase

Old and past one's best.

Примеры использования:

A once famous ballerina, now over the hill

idiom

No longer able to do something well because of age

Примеры использования:

I don’t think of myself as being over the hill yet.

To be very pleased

Примеры использования:

She was over the moon about/with her new bike.

phrase

Extremely happy; delighted.

Примеры использования:

They're going on holiday on wednesday so they're all over the moon

idiom

More than something is really worth

Примеры использования:

It's a nice enough car but i'm sure she paid over the odds for it.

idiom

Far more than usual or expected

adverb

To an excessive or exaggerated degree.

Примеры использования:

Some performances go over the top

adjective

Excessive or exaggerated.

Примеры использования:

Failed, over-the-top attempts at humour

phrasal verb

To give something or someone that you control to someone else

Примеры использования:

Eventually he turned over control of the company to his son., they are identifying the guilty and t…

phrase

If you do something all over again, you start again from the beginning

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It's already taken me two hours - i don't want to have to do it all over again., after the accident…

adverb

Repeating many times

Примеры использования:

We have to explain the same thing over and over before he understands.

adjective

Too full of light

Примеры использования:

In some places, residents are disturbed by over-bright street lighting., the more vivid colours are…

adjective

Containing too much careful detail or too many detailed parts

Примеры использования:

The book is spoiled by over-elaborate writing., he refused most of the overelaborate meal, saying t…

noun

The addition of too much information, too much careful detail, or too many detailed parts

Примеры использования:

In my opinion, his new song suffers from over-elaboration., she manages to avoid any literary overe…

verb

To add too many details to something, usually in an effort to make it better, or more interesting or exciting

Примеры использования:

Don't overembellish your skills or experience on your cv., i have a tendency to over-embellish with…

adjective

Having feelings that are too strong, or expressing feelings in too strong a way

Примеры использования:

I didn't tell her because she always reacts in an over-emotional way., i remember a meeting the eve…

noun

Too much enthusiasm

Примеры использования:

She tends to get into trouble because of her overenthusiasm for the causes she supports., he was mo…

adjective

Too enthusiastic

Примеры использования:

Her haircut looked as if her mother had been over-enthusiastic with the kitchen scissors., one over…

adjective

Giving too much attention to small details and wanting everything to be more correct than is necessary or helpful

Примеры использования:

He is critical of others, over-fastidious, and likes to be in charge of everything., her pronunciat…

phrasal verb

To give something or someone that you control to someone else

Примеры использования:

Eventually he turned over control of the company to his son., they are identifying the guilty and t…

adjective

Too hopeful, or too ready to believe that good things will happen in the future

Примеры использования:

He fears that analysts are being over-optimistic about future company earnings., planning for the p…

adjective

Someone who is over-particular is never satisfied and always wants close attention to be given to every detail.

Примеры использования:

Not over-particular about it was said that he had not been over-particular about the means by which…