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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
all over en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Completely finished. ▸ Implying a lengthy, exhausting or unpleasant experience.
I just spent two hours in the dentist's chair. Thank God it's all over.
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(not-comparable) Completely finished. ▸ Implying loss or sadness.
Just as soon as Christmas arrives, it seems it's all over.
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(not-comparable) Covered everywhere with; covered throughout with.
Tho' Jack was not hurt,
He was all over dirt,
I wish you had but seen him,
And how Jill did jump,
With him to the pump,
And pump'd on him to clean him.
1810, Jack and Jill, and old Dame Gill, York: J. Kendrew, page 13:
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(not-comparable) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: all over.
It's the final fence ... and ... the horses are all over!
Forms
all over en · ADP
Pronunciation
Meanings
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(idiomatic) Everywhere; covering completely.
He dropped the bucket and got paint all over the floor and his clothes.
Forms
Deriveds
all over the place · all over the map · all over the world
Translations (13)
gd air feadh (everywhere; covering completely) · el παντού (everywhere; covering completely) · fi yltä päältä (everywhere; covering completely) · vi khắp (everywhere; covering completely) · de vollständig ... über (all over) · ar كُلّ (everywhere; covering completely) · de ganz über (everywhere; covering completely) · fi ympäri (everywhere; covering completely) · ar جَمِيع أَنْحَاء (everywhere; covering completely) · de über ... ganze/n (everywhere; covering completely) · de ganz ... über (all over) · arz جميع أنحاء (everywhere; covering completely) · sv över hela (everywhere; covering completely)
all over en · ADV
Pronunciation
Meanings
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(idiomatic, not-comparable) Over an entire extent.
He was covered all over with mud.
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(idiomatic, not-comparable) Everywhere.
I'm itching all over.
I've looked all over for it.
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(idiomatic, not-comparable) In every way; thoroughly.
Dancing with everyone, singing show tunes all night: that was Luke all over.
That's José all over: late again!
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(not-comparable) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: all over.
Forms
Deriveds
all over again · all-overish · barefoot all over · all-over painting
Translations (27)
fi kaikkialta (everywhere) · de typisch (in every way; thoroughly) · de vollständig (over an entire extent) · fi kaikkialla (everywhere) · pl skończony (all over) · eo ĉie (everywhere) · pl całkowicie (over an entire extent) · de ganz der/die/das (in every way; thoroughly) · de vorbei (all over) · fr achevé (all over) · fi kaikkialle (everywhere) · fi loppu (all over) · de an jeder Stelle (everywhere) · it dappertutto (everywhere) · fr tout (over an entire extent) · pl totalnie (in every way; thoroughly) · fr terminé (all over) · pl wszędzie (everywhere) · fi kokonaan (over an entire extent) · fr tout craché (in every way; thoroughly) · is víðsvegar að (all over) · fr partout (everywhere) · de überall (everywhere) · de ganz und gar (over an entire extent) · de ganz (over an entire extent) · de an jedem Ort (everywhere) · eo tute tra (over an entire extent)