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over

ˈəʊvər

One arch, passing over the top

The picture Something rides up, passes the highest point, and comes down on the far side. Over goes across the top; through goes right inside and out the far end.

Particles

Where the picture shows up in over

  1. across the gap to here

    Come over to my place after work.

    kʌm ˈoʊvər tuː maɪ pleɪs ˈæftər wɜːrk

    Come to my place after work.

    An arc hops the gap between two houses and lands at my door

  2. past the peak, finished

    The meeting is over.

    ðə ˈmiːtɪŋ ɪz ˈoʊvər

    The meeting has ended.

    The climb passes the top of the hill and comes down the far side

  3. sweeping along the top

    Can you go over these numbers again?

    kən juː ɡoʊ ˈoʊvər ðiːz ˈnʌmbərz əˈɡen

    Could you check these numbers once more?

    A finger sweeps along the top of the row of numbers, start to end

  4. flipped back to the beginning

    Let's start over.

    lets stɑːrt ˈoʊvər

    Let's begin again from scratch.

    The used page is flipped over and you begin again on a blank first page

  5. tipped past its balance

    He knocked over the cup.

    hiː nɑːkt ˈoʊvər ðə kʌp

    He knocked the cup over.

    A standing cup tips past its balance point and falls on its side

All of it in one picture

Over is one arch that passes the top and lands on the far side. Arch across the gap and you come over; pass the peak and the meeting is over; sweep along the top and you go over the numbers; flip the page and you start over; tip past the balance point and the cup goes over. Once you cross, the old side is behind you — that is the feeling under every over.

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