Above/over
Do both these sentences mean the same:
a) "The animal jumped above him."
b) "The animal jumped over him."
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Top answer
" The beginning and end of the jump was at a higher elevation from where the man was standing, sitting, or lying. For example, the animal may have jumped from one cliff to another nearby while the man was working at the bottom of the cliffs. As described above, it requires somewhat unusual circumstances to use this sentences.
- " The beginning and end of the jump was at a higher elevation from where the man was standing, sitting, or lying.
- For example, the animal may have jumped from one cliff to another nearby while the man was working at the bottom of the cliffs.
- As described above, it requires somewhat unusual circumstances to use this sentences.
- It's more usual to say that birds were jumping around in the trees as people walked below: The birds were jumping/flying around above them.
- " The beginning and end of the jump was at the same elevation where the man was standing, sitting, or lying.
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Christine Christiea) "The animal jumped above him."
The beginning and end of the jump was at a higher elevation from where the man was standing, sitting, or lying. For example, the animal may have jumped from one cliff to another nearby while the man was working at the bottom of the cliffs.
As described above, it requires somewhat unusual circumstanc
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