ABOVE 1 ) ‘Above’ is used in measurements of height, intelligence etc. For example:- a) Most of the race is 500 meters above sea level. b) The boy is well above average in intelligence. 3) ‘Above’ indicates a position higher than something. For example:- a) There is a mirror above the washbasin. 4) ‘Above’ is preferred when we want to mean that one thing is not directly over another. For example:- a)    There is a small cottage above the lake. (The cottage is not directly over the lake). b)    Do they live in that chalet above the village? OVER 1) We normally use ‘over’ not ‘above’ with numbers. For example:- a) I get over forty emails a day. b) Over fifty people complained about the programme. c) If you weigh over 100 kilograms, then you may need to start a diet. 1) ‘Over’ can be used when one thing touches or covers another. For example:- a) They made him comfortable and put a blanket over him. B) Put your sweater over your shirt. c) Please put the blanket over the bed d) There is cloud over the western part of the country.(cloud covers…) 3) ‘Over’ is used to mean more than. For example:- a) There were over fifty people at the meeting. 3) ‘Over’ is used to talk about speed. For example:- b) She was booked for driving at over 120 mph. 4) We can use ‘over’ when talking about movement across a surface. a) A small boat came over the lake and approached our cottage. 5) We can use ‘over’ to refer to extended periods of time. For example:- a) What are you doing for summer holidays? b) Over a period of three centuries,… ABOVE and OVER When we use ‘above’ as a preposition, it means ‘higher than’. Its meaning is close to that of the preposition ‘over’. In the following sentences, ‘over’ can be used instead of ‘above’. For example:- a) The helicopter hovered above/over the building. b) The waves came up above/over her head. C The temperature is already above/over 30 degrees, etc