All over
adj, adv, prep
adj, adv, prep ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Completely finished.; Implying a lengthy, exhausting or unpleasant experience. not-comparable
"I just spent two hours in the dentist's chair. Thank God it's all over."
- 2 Completely finished.; Implying loss or sadness. not-comparable
"Just as soon as Christmas arrives, it seems it's all over."
- 3 Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: all over. not-comparable
"It's the final fence ... and ... the horses are all over!"
Adjective
- 1 having come or been brought to a conclusion wordnet
Adverb
- 1 Over an entire extent. idiomatic, not-comparable
"He was covered all over with mud."
- 2 Everywhere. idiomatic, not-comparable
"I've looked all over for it."
- 3 In every way; thoroughly. idiomatic, not-comparable
"Dancing with everyone, singing show tunes all night: that was Luke all over."
- 4 Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: all over. not-comparable
Adverb
- 1 to or in any or all places; pronoun, location; quantifier: universal wordnet
- 2 over the entire area wordnet
Preposition
- 1 Everywhere; covering completely. idiomatic
"He dropped the bucket and got paint all over the floor and his clothes."
Example
More examples"I just spent two hours in the dentist's chair. Thank God it's all over."