"game over" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌɡeɪm ˈəʊ.və(ɹ)/ [UK], /ˌɡeɪm ˈoʊ.vɚ/ [US] Forms: game overs [plural]
Etymology: The message originated on pinball machines and has been very widely used in video games. Head templates: {{en-noun}} game over (plural game overs)
  1. (video games) An appearance of a game over message. Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-game_over-en-noun-hsbv0UTB Categories (other): English phrasal verbs with particle (over), English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (over): 16 27 33 12 13 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 10 34 33 11 11 Topics: video-games

Phrase [English]

IPA: /ˌɡeɪm ˈəʊ.və(ɹ)/ [UK], /ˌɡeɪm ˈoʊ.vɚ/ [US]
Etymology: The message originated on pinball machines and has been very widely used in video games. Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} game over
  1. (video games) A message signaling that the game has ended, usually because the player failed (for example by losing all of their lives) but sometimes following successful completion of the game. Categories (topical): Video games Related terms: time over Translations (message): اِنْتَهَت اللُّعْبَة (intahat al-luʕba) [feminine] (Arabic), oyun bitdi (Azerbaijani), играта свърши (igrata svǎrši) (Bulgarian), 遊戲結束 (Chinese Cantonese), 游戏结束 (jau⁴ hei³ git³ cuk¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 遊戲結束 (Chinese Mandarin), 游戏结束 (yóuxì jiéshù) (Chinese Mandarin), konec hry (Czech), finita ludo (Esperanto), peli ohi (Finnish), game over [masculine] (French), fin de jeu [feminine] (French), jeu terminé (French), partie terminée (French), fin de partie [feminine] (French), თამაში დასრულდა (tamaši dasrulda) (Georgian), Game over [neuter] (German), खेल ख़त्म (khel xatma) [masculine] (Hindi), vége a játéknak (Hungarian), gioco terminato (Italian), ゲームオーバー (gēmu ōbā) (Japanese), 게임 오버 (geim obeo) (Korean), тоглоом дууслаа (togloom duuslaa) (Mongolian), lîstik xelas (Northern Kurdish), game over (Norwegian), koniec gry (Polish), fim de jogo [masculine] (Portuguese), игра́ зако́нчена (igrá zakónčena) (Russian), partida terminada [feminine] (Spanish), spelet är över (Swedish), spelet är slut (Swedish), oyun bitti (Turkish), کھیل ختم (khel xatma) [masculine] (Urdu), trò chơi kết thúc (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-game_over-en-phrase-aI8yFv4j Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English phrasal verbs with particle (over), English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 8 46 30 8 8 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (over): 16 27 33 12 13 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 10 34 33 11 11 Topics: video-games Disambiguation of 'message': 89 11
  2. (by extension) The end of some ongoing situation due to either failure or success, typically failure. Tags: broadly Translations (end of some ongoing situation): peli ohi (Finnish), खेल ख़त्म (khel xatma) (Hindi), ゲームオーバー (gēmu ōbā) (Japanese), 詰んだ (tsunda) (Japanese), po ptokach (Polish), fim de jogo [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-game_over-en-phrase-AnJkjF0i Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (over), English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 30 39 10 11 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (over): 16 27 33 12 13 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 10 34 33 11 11 Disambiguation of 'end of some ongoing situation': 12 88

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˌɡeɪm ˈəʊ.və(ɹ)/ [UK], /ˌɡeɪm ˈoʊ.vɚ/ [US] Forms: game overs [present, singular, third-person], games over [present, singular, third-person], game overing [participle, present], gaming over [participle, present], game overed [participle, past], game overed [past], gamed over [participle, past], gamed over [past]
Etymology: The message originated on pinball machines and has been very widely used in video games. Head templates: {{en-verb|((game over<>,game<> over))}} game over (third-person singular simple present game overs or games over, present participle game overing or gaming over, simple past and past participle game overed or gamed over)
  1. (video games, rare, intransitive) To receive a 'game over' message. Tags: intransitive, rare Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-game_over-en-verb-fGRlRiR2 Categories (other): English phrasal verbs with particle (over), English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (over): 16 27 33 12 13 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 10 34 33 11 11 Topics: video-games
  2. (video games, rare, transitive) To deliver to someone a 'game over' message. Tags: rare, transitive Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-game_over-en-verb-tolvltj8 Categories (other): English phrasal verbs with particle (over), English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (over): 16 27 33 12 13 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 10 34 33 11 11 Topics: video-games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: game-over

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for game over meaning in All languages combined (12.9kB)

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          "text": "If your wife finds out about us, it's game over!"
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          "ref": "1986, Aliens",
          "text": "That's it, man. Game over, man. Game over! What the fuck are we gonna do now? What are we gonna do?",
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          "ref": "2004, Ryan Russell, Stealing the Network: How to Own a Continent, page xxi",
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