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over | gone |

As adjectives the difference between over and gone

is that over is finished; ended or concluded while gone is away, having left.

As prepositions the difference between over and gone

is that over is physical positioning while gone is (british|informal) past, after, later than (a time).

As an adverb over

is thoroughly; completely; from beginning to end.

As a noun over

is (cricket) a set of six legal balls bowled.

As an interjection over

is in radio communications: end of sentence, ready to receive reply.

As a verb gone is

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over

English

(wikipedia over)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Finished; ended or concluded.
    • The show is over .

    Derived terms

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    Adverb

    (-)
  • Thoroughly; completely; from beginning to end.
  • * 1661 , , The Life of the most learned, reverend and pious Dr. H. Hammond
    • During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant
  • From an upright position to being horizontal.
  • Horizontally; left to right or right to left.
  • From one position or state to another.
  • Overnight (throughout the night).
  • Again; another time; once more; over again.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (cricket) A set of six legal balls bowled.
  • Any surplus amount of money, goods delivered, etc.
  • * 2008 , G. Puttick, Sandy van Esch, The Principles and Practice of Auditing (page 609)
    • ...standard cash count forms used to record the count and any overs or unders.

    Preposition

    (English prepositions)
  • Physical positioning.
  • # On top of; above; higher than; further up.
  • #* (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow) (1807-1882)
  • Over them gleamed far off the crimson banners of morning.
  • #* {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=September-October, author=(Henry Petroski)
    • , magazine=(American Scientist), title= The Evolution of Eyeglasses , passage=The ability of a segment of a glass sphere to magnify whatever is placed before it was known around the year 1000, when the spherical segment was called a reading stone,
  • # Across or spanning.
  • #* (Francis Bacon) (1561-1626)
  • Certain lakespoison birds which fly over them.
  • #* , chapter=3
    • , title= Mr. Pratt's Patients , passage=My hopes wa'n't disappointed. I never saw clams thicker than they was along them inshore flats. I filled my dreener in no time, and then it come to me that 'twouldn't be a bad idee to get a lot more, take 'em with me to Wellmouth, and peddle 'em out. Clams was fairly scarce over that side of the bay and ought to fetch a fair price.}}
  • #* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-29, volume=407, issue=8842, page=72-3, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= A punch in the gut , passage=Mostly, the microbiome is beneficial. It helps with digestion and enables people to extract a lot more calories from their food than would otherwise be possible. Research over the past few years, however, has implicated it in diseases from atherosclerosis to asthma to autism.}}
  • # In such a way as to cover.
  • # From one physical position to another via an obstacle that must be traversed vertically, first upwards and then downwards.
  • By comparison.
  • # More than; to a greater degree.
  • # Beyond; past; exceeding; too much or too far.
  • # (label) As compared to.
  • (label) Divided by.
  • Finished with; done with; from one state to another via a hindrance that must be solved or defeated; or via a third state that represents a significant difference from the first two.
  • While]] using, (especially) while [[consume, consuming.
  • * 1990 , (Seymour Chatman), Coming to Terms , , ISBN 0801497361, page 100[http://books.google.com/books?id=loD1JXOtmTYC&pg=PA100&dq=relax]:
    • Six diners in business clothes—five attractive young women and a balding middle-aged man—relax over cigarettes.
  • * 1998 , Marian Swerdlow, Underground Woman , , ISBN 1566396107, page 88 [http://books.google.com/books?id=jIK3DGkOwYkC&pg=PA88&dq=croissants]:
    • Sunday had been my favorite day at Woodlawn. A long W.A.A. [="work as assigned" period], having coffee and croissants with Mark over the Sunday Times .
  • * 2009 , Sara Pennypacker, The Great Egyptian Grave Robbery , , ISBN 9780545207867, page 79:
    • Over meatloaf and mashed potatoes (being careful not to talk with his mouth full), Stanley told about his adventure.
  • Concerning or regarding.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-08-10, volume=408, issue=8848, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= Can China clean up fast enough? , passage=It has jailed environmental activists and is planning to limit the power of judicial oversight by handing a state-approved body a monopoly over bringing environmental lawsuits.}}
  • Above, implying superiority after a contest; in spite of; notwithstanding.

    • Usage notes

    When used in the context of "from one location to another", over'' implies that the two places are at approximately the same height or the height difference is not relevant. For example, if two offices are on the same floor of a building, an office worker might say ''I'll bring that over''' for you'', while if the offices were on different floors, the sentence would likely be ''I'll bring that up [down] for you.'' However, distances are not constrained, e.g. ''He came '''over''' from England last year and now lives in Los Angeles'' or ''I moved the stapler '''over to the other side of my desk.

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • In radio communications: end of sentence, ready to receive reply.
    • How do you receive? Over !

    Related terms

    * all over but the shouting * arse over tits ** ass over elbows ** ass over teacups ** ass over teakettle ** base over apex * bend over * comb-over * come over * crying over spilt milk * hand over fist * handover * haze over * hold-over * hold over one's head * keel over * overachieve * overalls * overarm * overcast * overcoat * over easy * overfamiliar * overhead * overland * overly * over my dead body * over one's head * overreach * overshoot * overshot * over the line * over the top * over to * overturn * picked-over * pullover * pull the wool over somebody's eyes * screwed-over * step over * turn over a new leaf * when hell freezes over

    References

    * Andrea Tyler and Vyvyan Evans, "The semantic network for over''", in ''The Semantics of English Prepositions: Spatial Scenes, Embodied Meaning and Cognition , Cambridge University Press, 2003, 0-521-81430 8

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    gone

    English

    Alternative forms

    * ywent (obsolete verb form)

    Verb

    (head)

    • Derived terms

    * goner

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Away, having left.
    • Are they gone already?
  • (figuratively) No longer part of the present situation.
    • Don't both trying to understand what Grandma says, she's gone .
    He won't be going out with us tonight. Now that he's engaged, he's gone .
    Have you seen their revenue numbers? They're gone .
  • No longer existing, having passed.
    • The days of my youth are gone .
  • Used up.
    • I'm afraid all the coffee's gone at the moment.
  • Dead.
  • (colloquial) Intoxicated to the point of being unaware of one's surroundings
    • Dude, look at Jack. He's completely gone .
  • (colloquial) Excellent; wonderful.
  • (archaic) Ago (used post-positionally).
  • * 1999 , (George RR Martin), A Clash of Kings , Bantam 2011, p. 491:
    • Six nights gone , your brother fell upon my uncle Stafford, encamped with his host at a village called Oxcross not three days ride from Casterly Rock.

    Preposition

    (English prepositions)
  • (British, informal) Past, after, later than (a time).
    • You'd better hurry up, it's gone four o'clock.

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