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English Grammar - Across, Over and Through

This document discusses the differences between the prepositions "across", "over", and "through" in English. It explains that "across" and "over" can both refer to being on the other side of a line or boundary, but "over" is preferred for high things, while "across" is preferred for flat areas. It also notes that the adverb "over" has a wider meaning than the preposition. Finally, it compares "across" and "through", noting that "through" implies movement within a three-dimensional space rather than just on its surface.

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English Grammar - Across, Over and Through

This document discusses the differences between the prepositions "across", "over", and "through" in English. It explains that "across" and "over" can both refer to being on the other side of a line or boundary, but "over" is preferred for high things, while "across" is preferred for flat areas. It also notes that the adverb "over" has a wider meaning than the preposition. Finally, it compares "across" and "through", noting that "through" implies movement within a three-dimensional space rather than just on its surface.

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Across, over and through

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1 on/to the other side of (a line): across and over


1.1 Examples
2 high things: over preferred
2.1 Example
3 flat areas: across preferred
3.1 Examples
4 the adverb over (to)
4.1 Example
5 across and through
5.1 Compare

on/to the other side of (a line): across and over [ edit|edit source ]

Across and over can both be used to mean 'on or to the other side of a line, river, road, bridge, etc’.

Examples [ edit | edit source ]

His village is just across/over the border.

See if you can jump across/over the stream.

high things: over preferred [ edit|edit source ]

We prefer over to say "on/to the other side of something high".

Example [ edit | edit source ]

Why are you climbing over the wall? (not across the wall?)

flat areas: across preferred [ edit|edit source ]

We usually prefer across to say 'on/to the other side of a flat area or surface’.

Examples [ edit | edit source ]

He walked right across the desert.

It took them six hours to row across the lake.

the adverb over (to) [ edit|edit source ]

Note that the adverb over has a wider meaning than the preposition over.
We often use over (to) for short journeys.

Example [ edit | edit source ]

I'm going over to Jack's. Shall we drive over and see your mother?

across and through [ edit|edit source ]

The difference between across and through is like the difference between on and in. Through, unlike across, is used for a movement in a three-dimensional space,
with things on all sides.

Compare [ edit | edit source ]

We walked across the ice. (We were on the ice.)

I walked through the wood. (I was in the wood.)

We drove across the desert.

We drove through several towns.

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