How many times have you wished you knew phrasal verbs better? Well, here is your chance to learn 32 phrasal verbs with “over” you can use in everyday situations.
BE OVER
Meaning: to move on from, to finish.
Ex: He broke up with his girlfriend last month but I don’t think he’s over her yet.
BLOW OVER
Meaning: may refer to an argument that has become forgotten or to something that fell because of the wind.
Ex: That huge argument over taxes in the parliament has been blown over, so it seems. Noone mentions it anymore.
The dustbins behind the restaurant were blown over in the last night’s storm and rubbish is everywhere.
BOWL OVER
Meaning: to be pleasantly surprised or impressed by something.
Ex: We were bowled over by beautiful landscapes by the sea.
BRUSH OVER
Meaning: to ignore someone or something.
Ex: You must tell me everything that happened, so try not to brush over anything.
COME OVER
Meaning: to visit someone in their home.
Ex: Why don’t you and Melanie come over for dinner tonight? We’re having a housewarming party.
DO OVER
Meaning: If you do your apartment over, then you renovate or decorate it.
Ex: When the Smiths came home from their holiday last night, they found their apartment done over. Their son renowned it while they were away.
FALL OVER
Meaning: to fall aside.
Ex: The actor tripped and fell over in a dead faint.
GIVE OVER
Meaning: used to ask someone to stop doing something annoying.
Ex: When we get a new hotel room, will you please give over complaining about everything?
GO OVER
Meaning: to look at something in a detailed way.
Ex: They must go over the project before they implement it.
HAND OVER
Meaning: to pass something to somebody else.
Ex: The police officer wanted us to hand over our IDs to him.
HAVE OVER
Meaning: if you have somebody over, then you have visitors staying in your house.
Ex: We are having some friends over for the weekend.
HOLD OVER
Meaning: to postpone something for later.
Ex: The theatre held over the performance because the actor was ill.
LOOK OVER
Meaning: to examine something quickly in order to get a general idea.
Ex: The mayor looked over the document and signed it without asking any questions.
MAKE OVER
Meaning: to pass the ownership of something to somebody else.
Ex: Greg’s grandfather made over a house to him in his will.
MOON OVER
Meaning: to spend time daydreaming about someone you love.
Ex: Alfred spent all afternoon mooning over his girlfriend. He couldn’t wait to see her again.
MOVE OVER
Meaning: to change your position in order to make more space for another person.
Ex: Would you please move over so we can sit next to you?
PULL OVER
Meaning: to move on the side of the road.
Ex: The police officer asked him to pull over because the lights on his car were off in the middle of the night.
PUSH OVER
Meaning: to push someone or something so hard that they fall down.
Ex: Mike went crazy and started pushing over the table and chairs in the dining room.
READ OVER
Meaning: to read something carefully in order to check for mistakes.
Ex: I wrote an essay. Now I’m going to read it over to check for mistakes and then type it into my blog.
RUN OVER
Meaning: to hit someone or something with a vehicle.
Ex: Last night, Paul ran over a cat with his car.
SEE OVER
Meaning: look around a place.
Ex: Our guests wanted to see over our house so we gave them a tour
SLEEP OVER
Meaning: to spend the night in another place than your own.
Ex: I let the children sleep over at Sam’s, so we can go to the cinema.
STAND OVER
Meaning: to watch someone while they are doing something in order to make sure they’re doing it properly.
Ex: I hate when someone stands over me while I’m doing something. It makes me nervous.
START OVER
Meaning: to start a new way of life or to begin doing something again from the beginning.
Ex: I agree that person is never too old to start again, but would you please reconsider your resignation one more time?
Lisa took the money out of her wallet, counted it all and then started over again.
STAY OVER
Meaning: to spend the night as a guest in somebody’s house.
Ex: It’s after midnight. You’d better stay over because it’s too late for you to drive at this hour.
TAKE OVER
Meaning: to have control of something.
Ex: Another company took over the business so many people are now unemployed.
TALK OVER
Meaning: to discuss a problem or a plan with someone before you make the final decision.
Ex: Let me talk this over with my husband before I make up my mind.
THINK OVER
Meaning: to think about something thoroughly before making a decision.
Ex: I’m afraid I can’t tell you whether we’d buy the apartment or not. I need to think it over, so I’ll call you this week and let you know.
TURN OVER
Meaning: to move something so that its face turns downwards.
Ex: Janine turned over the page in her book and went on reading.
WALK OVER
Meaning: to treat somebody in a bad manner, without respect for their feelings.
Ex: How can you let your boss walk over you like that? It’s unbearable!
WIN OVER
Meaning: to persuade someone to be on your side or support you.
Ex: The party won over a lot of voters after the president’s speech.
WORK OVER
Meaning: to injure somebody seriously.
Ex: A gang of football fans worked him over during the match. We had to take him to the ambulance.
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