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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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