What does "over" mean in the sentence below?
His wife, who is wearing a red dress, is over by the punch bowl.
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The idea is that she is on the other side of the space that is between the speaker and the punch bowl.
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over is expressing position here.The idea is that she is on the other side of the space that is between the speaker and the punch bowl.