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go over the hill

go o·ver the hill
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [goh oh-ver stressed th ee hil]
    • /goʊ ˈoʊ vər stressed ði hɪl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [goh oh-ver stressed th ee hil]
    • /goʊ ˈoʊ vər stressed ði hɪl/

Definitions of go over the hill words

  • noun go over the hill a natural elevation of the earth's surface, smaller than a mountain. 1
  • noun go over the hill an incline, especially in a road: This old jalopy won't make it up the next hill. 1
  • noun go over the hill an artificial heap, pile, or mound: a hill made by ants. 1
  • noun go over the hill a small mound of earth raised about a cultivated plant or a cluster of such plants. 1
  • noun go over the hill the plant or plants so surrounded: a hill of potatoes. 1
  • noun go over the hill Baseball. mound1 (def 4). 1
See all 11 definitions of go over the hill

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Origin of go over the hill

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English; Old English hyll; cognate with Middle Dutch hille, Latin collis hill; compare Latin culmen top, peak (see column, culminate), celsus lofty, very high, Gothic hallus rock, Lithuanian kálnas mountain, Greek kolōnós hill, kolophṓn summit (see colophon)

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Parts of speech for Go over the hill

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Go over the hill

go over the hill popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for go over the hill

verb go over the hill

  • quit — to stop, cease, or discontinue: She quit what she was doing to help me paint the house.
  • depart — When something or someone departs from a place, they leave it and start a journey to another place.
  • bolt — A bolt is a long metal object which screws into a nut and is used to fasten things together.
  • vacate — to give up possession or occupancy of: to vacate an apartment.
  • flee — to run away, as from danger or pursuers; take flight.
All 41 Synonyms of go over the hill

Antonyms for go over the hill

verb go over the hill

  • remain — to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified: to remain at peace.
  • wait — to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often followed by for, till, or until): to wait for the bus to arrive.
  • aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
  • assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
  • come back — If something that you had forgotten comes back to you, you remember it.
All 16 Antonyms of go over the hill

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