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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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The mountain towered above the hikers.

The mountain towered above the hikers.

He is towering over the woman.

What are the differences between towered above and over? Thanks.
  

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"Towering over" is used when something is right next to someone. If the man is towering over the woman, it is assumed he is standing next to her. The mountain towered above the hikers: The mountain is not right next to the hikers, but they are near it, or at the base of it.

— A Cornish Pasty

  • "Towering over" is used when something is right next to someone.
  • If the man is towering over the woman, it is assumed he is standing next to her.
  • The mountain towered above the hikers: The mountain is not right next to the hikers, but they are near it, or at the base of it.
  • If they were climbing up a sheer face of a cliff, you could say "the cliff towered over the hikers", as it is next to them.
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"Towering over" is used when something is right next to someone. If the man is towering over the woman, it is assumed he is standing next to her.

The mountain towered above the hikers: The mountain is not right next to the hikers, but they are near it, or at the base of it.

If they were climbing up a sheer face of a cliff, you could say "the cliff towered over the hikers", as it
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A Cornish Pasty
"Towering over" is used when something is right next to someone. If the man is towering over the woman, it is assumed he is standing next to her.

The mountain towered above the hikers: The mountain is not right next to the hikers, but they are near it, or at the base of it.

If they were climbing up a sheer face of a cliff, you could s
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