Phrasal verbs · by particle

over

69Verbs

Bend overLower the top part of your body

Blow overWhen a scandal gets forgotten

Boil overWhen a hot liquid spills out of a container

Bowl overSurprise someone greatly

Brim overBe too full and overflow

Bubble overBecome very excited

Carry overContinue past a certain point

Change overChange a system

Check overCheck something very carefully

Chew overThink about an issue

Cloud overGet very cloudy

Come overFeel strange

Creep overStart to have a negative feeling

Do overDo something again from the beginning, especially because you did it badly the first time

Double overBend over at the waist

Drop overVisit for a short time

Fall overFall on the ground

Fawn overPraise someone in an excessive way to get their favour or something from them

Flick overChange TV channels quickly

Fork overGive something to someone when told to do so

Freeze overBecome covered with ice (lake, river, pond, etc)

Get overRecover from something, feel better

Give overStop doing something bad or annoying

Gloss overTry to minimise the importance of something

Go overLook at something, revise

Hang overWorry or trouble

Have overReceive a guest

Ice overBecome covered with ice

Keel overTurn upside down

Look overInspect

Make overChange appearance

Mess overTreat someone badly

Mull overThink about an issue or problem

Paper overTry to conceal a problem without really fixing it

Pass overIgnore someone and give a job, reward, etc, to someone more junior

Pore overRead, look at or study carefully

Pull overStop by the side of the road

Push overPush someone or something with enough force to make them or it fall

Put overSuccessfully execute (a scam, trick, etc.)

Rake overTalk, think, etc, about something negative in the past

Run overExplain quickly

Screw overTreat harshly or cheat

Show overTake someone around a site

Sit overEat or drink slowly

Sleep overSpend the night at someone else's house

Spill overWhen something bad has a wider impact on other people or situations

Start overBegin something again

Stay overStay overnight

Steal overBe gradually overcome by an emotion or feeling

Stop overStay somewhere when on a journey

Switch overChange from one provider or source to another

Take overAssume control

Talk overDiscuss

Think overConsider something carefully

Throw overEnd a relationship with someone

Tick overContinue working, but without improving

Tide overUse something carefully so as not to finish it

Tip overSpill, make something fall on its side

Toy overThink about something

Turn overGive to the authorities

Wash overSuddenly experience a strong emotion

Watch overKeep an eye on something or someone to check that there's no trouble

Win overGet someone's support

Work overAssault, beat up

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