Learn English – Does “more than” mean “over”

meaning

More than one student know the answer.

Does it means "Over one student knows the answer" , why or why not?

Best Answer

Irrespective of the context, more than means over or above especially if the former is followed by some number. However, you cannot interchange these both everywhere (see Invoker's useful comment).

More than 300 people gathered at the event = Over 300 people gathered at the event

See this (#5) -

Over - above; more

However, take a note that the adverb overly may not exactly mean more than. There, it's exceeding the limit.

overly - To a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

Also, the prefix over- means excessively, beyond or extreme

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