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26 June

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The counselor helped her to deal with her grief over the lost of her mother.

I have no idea why "over" is used.

I want you to tell me the meaning of this "over".

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pedromartin098

26 June

English (US)
Spanish (Spain)

over can be used in many ways, one of those ways is:
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(referring to a cause of interest, worry, discussion, etc.) connected with or about:

examples:

There's no point in arguing over something so unimportant.

I need time to talk/think over your proposal (= to discuss/consider it carefully).

The legal battle was over who should have custody of the child.

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Erzzy

26 June

English (US)

Over has many definitions. This one is:

over (preposition)
7b. —used as a function word to indicate the object of an expressed or implied occupation, activity, or concern
// trouble over money
// met with advisers over lunch

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/over

It has a similar meaning to "about," "regarding," "due to," etc.
"her grief due to the loss of her mother"

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Alene-

26 June

English (US)
Spanish (Mexico) Near fluent

@Hiroaki-JP. it could mean like to deal with or to overcome, well i guess it could also mean to settle with. I don't know if this helped you but I hope it does.

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liqiaoer

26 June

English (US)

@Hiroaki-JP It is another way to say “about” or “regarding”. You can use “over in other sentences too. For example, “She was upset over the fact that he did not show up” or “he gets angry over the smallest things”. In both of those sentences, they have the same meaning as “about”. I hear “over” used more when talking about negative things, but I think you could use it for positive things too.

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Hiroaki-JP

26 June

Japanese

@pedromartin098

Thanks a lot!

Great explanation to me!

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Hiroaki-JP

26 June

Japanese

@Erzzy

I got it!

Thanks a million!

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Hiroaki-JP

26 June

Japanese

@Alene-

Helped me!

Thanks for your reply!

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Hiroaki-JP

26 June

Japanese

@liqiaoer

Thank you for your reply!

I understand what you said.

"Over" is similar to "about" as one way, isn't?

Your examples and opinions are helpful to me.

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The counselor helped her to deal with her grief over the lost of her mother.

I have no idea why "over" is used.

I want you to tell me the meaning of this "over".

The counselor helped her to deal with her grief over the lost of her mother.I have no idea why "over" is used.I want you to tell me the meaning of this "over". See a translation

@Hiroaki-JP. it could mean like to deal with or to overcome, well i guess it could also mean to settle with. I don't know if this helped you but I hope it does.

The counselor helped her to deal with her grief over the lost of her mother.

I have no idea why "over" is used.

I want you to tell me the meaning of this "over".

See a translation