o'er

1. 1.

   throughout a period of time

   “stay over the weekend”

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Questions about o'er

What does o'er mean?

o'er means "throughout a period of time".

How many syllables are in o'er?

o'er has 1 syllable: o'er.

What is another word for o'er?

Close synonyms include over. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is o'er a common word?

o'er is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.