ABOVE or OVER
- Talking about position and height. When something is higher than someone/something else. We use both “above” and “over”.
E.g. Once the plane got above / over the clouds, she started to relax.
- If one thing is much higher than another thing / there is a lot of space between them, usually we use “above”.
E.g. They live above us. / Do they live in that chalet above the village?
- We normally use “over” with numbers.
E.g. I get over fifty messages a day.
- But, when we talk about temperatures in relation to zero or the average, we use “above”.
E.g. The temperature is already above 30 degrees.
- We use “above” to mean higher level.
E.g. Most of the race is 250 metres above the sea level.
- When something touches or covers another, we use “over”.
E.g. Pour some cream over the tart and serve it warm.