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preposition (DURING) /ˈəʊ.vər/
/ˈoʊ.vɚ/ Definition
B1 during something, or while doing something: I was in Seattle over the summer. Shall we discuss it over lunch/over a drink? They took/spent an hour over lunch (= their meal lasted an hour). It's fascinating to watch how a baby changes and develops over time (= as time passes).Simultaneous and consecutiveOrder and sequence
(Definition of over preposition (DURING) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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over preposition (COVERING)
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Synonyms and related words:
- accompany verb (GO WITH)
- all the while idiom
- along the way idiom
- alternate adjective
- back noun (FURTHEST PART)
- back-to-back adjective (CONTINUOUS)
- even adverb (SURPRISE)
- in rotation idiom
- in tandem idiom
- in the process idiom
- live adjective (AS IT HAPPENS)
- no sooner ... than idiom
- once adverb (ONE TIME)
- successive adjective
- sync noun
- the minute (that) idiom
- through preposition, adverb (TIME)
- throughout preposition, adverb
- together adverb (AT THE SAME TIME)
- under preposition (EXPERIENCING)
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