Words with the Prefix over-

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• Examples of words with the prefix over-
• Sentences with words with the prefix over-

The prefix over- indica means excess, above. For example: ontable, onhuman, onoutgoing.

This prefix can be combined with nouns, verbs, and adjectives:

Nouns

• To indicate a later period: ontable.
• To indicate an excess: onproduction.
• To name positions that are above others: onjudge.
• To indicate that something is above something else: onCup, onbed.
• To indicate that something is above something else of the same nature: onprice, oneverything.

Adjectives

• To indicate that "is more than": onnatural, onacute.

Verbs

• To intensify the meaning and indicate excess: onload, onraise.
• To indicate that the action falls on something that is already the effect of that action: onwrite (to write about what is written); onbuild (to build on what has already been built)
• To compare as a synonym for greater: onbring, onleave.
• To indicate posterity: onlive, oncome.

Examples of words with the prefix over-

See also:

• Words with the prefix ultra-
• Words with the prefix supra- and super-

Sentences with words with the prefix over-

1. I got a outstanding in the final work of History.
2. The plane overflew the disaster area, unable to land.
3. As my father had some overweight, the nutritionist recommended him to diet.
4. If the ambulance had arrived five minutes later, there would have been no survived.
5. Buy one coverlet very light for the summer.
6. Woody Allen's last movie didn't sound very good to me, it's overrated.
7. The main economic problem facing our country is the over-indebtedness.
8. You don't need to go on explaining it; already understood.
9. It seems to me that the scene was very overreactedAs a director, I would have done it differently.
10. My son is getting a surplus, so this afternoon I'll take him to the dentist.

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