{"id":72075,"date":"2019-09-14T03:17:47","date_gmt":"2019-09-14T03:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=72075"},"modified":"2024-02-13T11:23:47","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T11:23:47","slug":"above-vs-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/above-vs-over\/","title":{"rendered":"Above vs. Over"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Above<\/strong> indicates a position higher than something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The birds flew up <strong>above<\/strong> the trees.<\/li><li>The sun rose <strong>above<\/strong> the horizon.<\/li><li>There is a mirror <strong>above<\/strong> the washbasin.<\/li><li>We have rented a room<strong> above<\/strong> the shop.<\/li><li>She is above average in intelligence.<\/li><li>Your name comes<strong> above<\/strong> mine on the list.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Above and Over<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Above and over<\/strong> can both mean higher than.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The helicopter hovered <strong>above\/over<\/strong> the building.<\/li><li>The water came up <strong>above\/over<\/strong> our knees.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Above<\/strong> is preferred when we want to mean that one thing is not directly over another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>There is a small cottage<strong> above<\/strong> the lake. (The cottage is not directly over the lake.)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Above<\/strong> is also used in measurements of temperature, height, intelligence etc., where we think of a vertical scale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The temperature never rose <strong>above<\/strong> 10 degree Celsius.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Over<\/strong> is preferred when one thing covers and\/or touches another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>He put on a coat <strong>over<\/strong> his shirt.<\/li><li>There was cloud<strong> over<\/strong> the city.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Over<\/strong> is also used to talk about ages and speeds, and to mean more than.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>You have to be <strong>over<\/strong> 18 to see that film.<\/li><li>There were <strong>over<\/strong> 50 fifty people at the meeting.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">See Also<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/grammar\/and-but-or-because-so.htm\">And, But, Or, So | Worksheet<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/grammar\/kinds-of-adjectives-worksheet.htm\">Kinds of adjectives worksheet<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/grammar\/cbse-class-10-grammar-worksheets.htm\">CBSE Class 10 Grammar Worksheets<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/grammar\/combining-two-sentences-using-too-to-so-that.htm\">Combining two sentences using so..that.. and too&#8230;to<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/grammar\/prepositions-exercise-for-class-9.htm\">Prepositions exercise for class 9<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/grammar\/present-perfect-tense-worksheet-cbse-grade-6.htm\">Present perfect tense worksheet for grade 6<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Above indicates a position higher than something. The birds flew up above the trees. The sun rose above the horizon. There is a mirror above the washbasin. 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