preposition / adverb
over
Across from one side to another.
We walk over the bridge to reach the park.
Etymology
The inherited word expresses passage across or beyond a boundary. This sense emphasizes traversing the intervening space from one side to the other.
More examples
- She slides the keys over to me.
- He turns the page over to read the back.
- The neighborhood changes over the years.
Similar words
- across
- More explicitly describes movement from one side to another.