As a Verb or Adjective: 1. To travel or move directly above something with a space between the thing moving and the surface. English = go over. 2. To be located directly above something with a space between the two things. English = (be) over, (be) above. As Modifier: 1. Used after many verbs (especially 'talk', 'write' and 'think') and before a noun to mean that the topic of the activity is the following noun. English = about, concerning, pertaining to.