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Jigneshbharati Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Over the fence

The cat jumped over the fence.
Which meaning of "over" is used here?
My son (7 year old) asked why can't we just say "the cat jumped the fence?"
  

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Jigneshbharati Which meaning of "over" is used here? q=over " prep . 2.

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  • Jigneshbharati Which meaning of "over" is used here?
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  • " We can, but there are times when "over" is called for, as in "the cow jumped over the moon".
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JigneshbharatiWhich meaning of "over" is used here?

https://www.ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=over

"prep. 2. a. Above and across from one end or side to the other: a jump over the fence."

Jignesh
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Jigneshbharatiwhy can't we just say "the cat jumped the fence?"

'jumped' without 'over' has different meanings.

jump: to attack someone physically

They jumped me and stole my wallet.

to jump the gun: for a competitor to start a race before the starting gun is fired

CJ

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