o'er

US/ɔɹ/US/ˈoʊ.ɚ/UK/ɔː/UK/ˈəʊ.ə/

A form of over — Finished; ended; concluded.

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Meanings

adverbo'er (not comparable)
  1. abbreviationcontractionliterarynot comparableContraction of over
preposition
  1. abbreviationcontractionliteraryContraction of over

    We see him now — the old slouched hat cocked o’er his eye askew, The shrewd, dry smile, the speech so pat, so calm, so blunt, so true.

    1862, John Williamson Palmer, Stonewall Jackson's Way
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    Bowring's best known hymn still finds a place in modern hymnaries but the second line might sound unfortunate—and undeserved—if sung now at a B.T.C. service: "Towering o'er the wrecks of time."

    1960 March 28, N. Caplan, “The Railway Member of Parliament”, in Railway Magazine, page 208

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbthroughout a period of time

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over

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with o'er

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Sounds the same

oaroreor (horse–hoarse merger)awawe (non-rhotic, horse–hoarse merger)ower (one pronunciation of o'er)oaroreor (horse–hoarse merger)awawe (non-rhotic, horse–hoarse merger)ower (one pronunciation of o'er)
Cite this entry
APA

o'er. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/o'er

MLA

“o'er.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/o'er. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “o'er,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/o'er.

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