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over
Preposition
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Something is over when it has finished, usually referring to an event.
When the movie was over we left the movie theater.
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In a location above something.
He stepped over the dog.
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From one side to the other.
They went over the bridge.
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If you invite someone over, you invite them to your house.
They had him over for tea.
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A number divided by another.
Eight over two is four.
over
Noun
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An over in a cricket match is six balls bowled from one end.
The captain told me I would have to bowl the next over.
a
Determinative
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A is used when the following word could be any of a certain type.
Compare "A book I saw on the shelf" and "The book I gave you yesterday".
a
Noun
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A is the first letter of the alphabet.
The letter "a" comes before "b".
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In some schools, an A is a very high grade.
Ron got an A on his earth science test.
wide
Adjective
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A wide thing is long from one side to the other side.
This box is 3 units long and 2 units wide, but only 1 unit high.
range
Noun
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A range of mathX/math is a number of different kinds of mathX/maths
We offer you a whole range of clothes, from socks to hats.
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The range is area between an upper and lower limit.
Most accidents affect children in the seven to 10 age range.
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Something's range is the distance that it can travel.
The company's newest airplane has a range of 10,556km.
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In statistics, the range of results is highest result minus the lowest result.
The test results in the study had a range of 63; the highest was 100 and the lowest 37.
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A (mountain) range is a group of mountains.
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A shooting range is a place to practice using a gun.
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A range is a large grassy area for farm animals to walk about freely.
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A range is a large stove for cooking.
range
Verb
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If something ranges from mathX/math to mathY/math, it includes a number of different things and mathX/math and mathY/math are different examples of those.
The police had stopped him for a variety of things ranging from stealing a book to having a gun.
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If something ranges around an area, it moves around it.