Phrasal verbs with "over"

To invite someone to come to your home or current location.

To lean the upper body forward and downward from the waist.

Legal: for a court to order someone to keep the peace or appear in court at a future date, usually under threat of penalty.

For a problem, argument, or scandal to come to an end without serious consequences; or for wind to knock something over.

For a boiling liquid to bubble up and flow over the edge of its container; or (figuratively) for a situation or emotion to become uncontroll

To physically knock someone off their feet, or to greatly impress or astonish someone.

to cover an opening or surface with bricks

to overflow, especially with liquid or strong emotion

to bring someone or something to another place, often someone's home, or to persuade someone to your side

To deal with a topic or problem briefly and superficially, without giving it proper attention.

To be so full of a positive emotion or energy that it spills out in an obvious, uncontrolled way.

To bend or collapse sharply at the waist, typically due to pain, laughter, or physical weakness.

To persuade someone to switch allegiance or support by offering money or gifts.

To attract someone's attention and ask them to come to where you are.

To transfer or continue something from one period, place, or context to another.

To cause a shadow, gloom, or dark feeling to fall over something or someone.

To move from one system, activity, or position to another; to switch.

To examine something carefully and thoroughly to find errors or confirm that everything is in order.

To think carefully and at length about a problem, idea, or decision.

To throw something across a space to someone

Of the sky: to become covered with clouds; also of a face or expression: to show sadness or worry.

To comb long hair from one side of the head over to the other, typically to conceal baldness; also used as a noun for this hairstyle.

to visit someone, move from one place to another, or suddenly feel something

To cough in the direction of or across someone or something.

To move from one side, group, genre, or domain to another, either physically or figuratively.

To boast or express great triumph over someone else's defeat or one's own success in a way that others find annoying.

To build a deck or platform over an area, such as water or a lower level.

To formally surrender or hand someone or something into the power or custody of another.

To formally hand someone or something over to another person or authority.

To turn over the soil in a garden or plot thoroughly, breaking it up in preparation for planting.

To do something again, usually because it was done wrong the first time.

To show great, sometimes excessive love and attention toward someone.

To bend sharply at the waist, usually because of pain, laughter, or a physical blow.

In computing and networking, to automatically switch to a backup system, server, or process when the primary one fails.

To lose balance and fall sideways, or to stumble and fall to the ground.

To be extremely eager or enthusiastic to do something, to the point of being almost clumsy about it.

To give someone excessive and often insincere praise and attention in order to gain their favour.

For a fire to suddenly and simultaneously ignite all combustible materials in a space, causing an explosive spread of flames.

To quickly change to another television channel or to turn something over with a light motion.

To turn something over quickly to its other side, or to turn completely upside down.

An archaic or dialectal expression meaning to hand over or pay out money.

To hand over money or something valuable, often reluctantly.

For a body of water or surface to become completely covered or solidified with ice.

Vulgar slang meaning to treat someone very unfairly, deceive them, or cause them serious harm, especially through betrayal.

To pay excessive and often unnecessary attention to someone or something, especially by trying to help or care for them in an over-the-top w

To make something deliberately or inadvertently vague or unclear, often to avoid dealing with it precisely.

To persuade someone to support your side or adopt your views.

An expression declaring that a situation has ended, especially in failure or defeat.

To recover from illness, loss, or difficulty, or to overcome a problem or obstacle.

To deceive, trick, or successfully manipulate someone.

To stop behaving in an arrogant, self-important, or overly dramatic way.

To hand something over, to dedicate something to a particular purpose, or (in British informal use) to stop doing something or to express di

To read or examine something quickly and without much attention to detail.

For one's eyes to become unfocused and expressionless, usually because of boredom, tiredness, or incomprehension.

To deal with something briefly and superficially, avoiding its true difficulty or importance.

To review, examine, or repeat something in order to check or understand it; also to cross to the other side of something.

To apply a coating of gold or gold-coloured material over a surface.

To give control, possession, or custody of something to another person or authority.

To project or suspend above something, or to be a persistent worry or threat that affects a situation.

To discuss or review something thoroughly, often by going over it repeatedly.

To invite someone to visit you at your home.

To become covered or obscured by haze, making things blurry or unclear.

For a wound or injury to close up and form new skin on the surface.

For a ship or boat to lean or tilt to one side, especially due to wind or an uneven load.

To extend something beyond its original end date, or to use something as leverage over someone

To bend the top of the body forward and round the shoulders, often while focusing on something.

For a surface to become covered with a layer of ice.

A very rare or nonstandard expression, sometimes used to mean mistreat or cheat someone.

To fall over suddenly, either of a boat capsizing or a person collapsing.

To cause something to fall by kicking it; also (of an engine) to turn over and start.

To cause something or someone to fall by hitting or bumping into it.

To stop somewhere temporarily during a journey before continuing to the final destination.

To allow something to remain unused or undone, so that it is available later.

(British slang, vulgar) Usually in 'get a leg over': to have sex with someone.

To be deferred or left pending until a later time; also (archaic/formal) to remain overnight somewhere on a journey.

To examine or review something fairly quickly, often to check for problems.

To dominate or act in a superior, arrogant manner over others.

To completely transform the appearance or style of a person or place; or (formal/legal) to transfer ownership of property.

To treat someone very badly, exploit them, or cause them serious harm through dishonesty.

To become covered with a thin layer of moisture or to become vague and emotional.

To move the computer cursor so that it rests over a particular element on a screen, often triggering a tooltip, highlight, or preview.

To shift to one side to make room, or to give up a position to someone else.

To think carefully and at length about a decision, idea, or problem.

Used of an aircraft, vehicle, or boat that tilts or tips forward so the nose goes down.

To apply a new layer of paint on top of an existing surface, often to change colour or hide something.

To hide or conceal a problem, disagreement, or mistake with a superficial solution.

To ignore or not choose someone or something, especially when they might have expected to be selected.

To attempt to repair or conceal a problem, conflict, or flaw with a temporary or superficial solution rather than addressing the root cause.

To examine a collection of things carefully, selecting the best items or looking for something specific.

An archaic legal term meaning to respond to a charge by raising a new matter or demurrer rather than directly denying the facts.

To use a plough to till, clear, or destroy an area of land; or to drive over something with great force.

To knock something down or flatten it by moving through it with great force

To study or examine something very carefully and attentively for a long time.

To pour liquid over the surface of something; NOTE: often confused with 'pore over' (to study carefully).

To move a vehicle to the side of the road and stop, or for a police officer to signal a driver to do so.

To cause someone or something to fall by pushing it, or to describe something very easy to do.

To communicate or convey an idea, message, or point effectively.

To think hard and with some confusion about something that is difficult to understand.

To examine or discuss past events in great detail, especially unpleasant or embarrassing ones.

A very rare or dialectal/archaic term with no established standard meaning in modern English.

To read something carefully, usually to check it or to familiarise yourself with its contents.

To ride to someone's location; or to override or dismiss someone's authority, objections, or feelings.

To turn over by rolling; to surrender without resistance; or (finance) to extend a loan, debt, or investment for another term.

To build a roof over an open or exposed space.

To drive a vehicle over a person or thing, to review something quickly, or to exceed a time limit

To save a new version of a file in place of an existing one, replacing it permanently.

To move a short distance to one side, usually while seated, to make room for someone else.

To move a short distance to one side, especially when seated, to make space.

To treat someone very unfairly or dishonestly, causing them significant harm or disadvantage.

To be shown around a building or property in order to inspect it.

To place someone in a position of authority over others.

To distribute a substance over a surface by shaking it from a container.

To send or transport something (or someone) across the sea or over a long distance, typically by ship or freight.

To move to one side to make room, or to push something across to someone

To formally transfer ownership or rights of something to another person by signing a legal document.

to be postponed or carried over to a later time

to deal with something too quickly and without enough attention

To spend the night at someone else's home as a guest.

To casually throw or pass something to someone across a space.

To pass over something quickly and carelessly, treating it so briefly that details are obscured or ignored

To make a problem, disagreement, or awkward situation seem less serious, often through tactful behaviour.

For a surface, area, or road to become completely covered with snow.

to spread beyond the original limit or area into another one

To stand very close to someone in a supervisory or threatening way, or to postpone a matter.

To begin something again from the beginning, especially after a failure or setback

To spend the night at someone else's home or at a different location than one's own home

To lift your foot and move it over an obstacle or person, or to ignore/bypass something intentionally.

To make a longer pause or overnight stay at a place during a journey.

For two people or things to exchange positions, roles, or items with each other.

To move or shift to the other side of something in an arc, or to change allegiance, opinion, or position to a different side.

To assume control of something, replace someone in a role, or gradually dominate something.

To discuss something carefully with someone, or to speak at the same time as someone else, drowning out their voice.

To cover or fasten something with tape, or to record new content over an existing recording.

To consider something carefully, usually before making a decision.

To abandon or desert someone, especially a romantic partner.

To operate or function at a low but steady level; for an engine to run slowly at idle.

To provide someone with enough of what they need (money, food, etc.) to get through a difficult period.

A non-standard variant of 'tide over', used to mean providing enough help or resources to survive a difficult period.

To (cause to) fall sideways or overturn from an upright position.

To fall over, especially when tall and unstable, or to cause something to fall.

to be much taller or larger than someone or something nearby

To catch your foot on an object and lose your balance, nearly or actually falling.

To be so eager or hurried to do something that you become clumsy or make mistakes in the process.

To flip something to the other side, or to transfer control/possession to someone else.

To float or drift gently toward someone or something, typically referring to a smell, sound, or sensation.

To treat someone with complete disrespect and dominance, or to move on foot to where someone is.

To reheat food, or (figuratively) to present old ideas or material as if they were new.

For a feeling, sensation, or wave of emotion to flow through someone completely, or to let something pass without reacting to it.

To guard, protect, or supervise someone or something.

To successfully persuade someone to support you, like you, or agree with your position.

To install a window over an opening, or to cover an opening with a window or glazed panel.

To attack someone physically in a sustained way; or to examine, revise, or treat something very thoroughly.

To replace existing data or text by writing new content on top of it, destroying the original.

To send something quickly to someone, usually electronically; or to switch quickly to a different TV channel.