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there vs over there

Both "there" and "over there" are correct phrases in English, but they are used in different contexts. "There" is used to refer to a place that is not here, while "over there" is used to indicate a more specific location that is further away.

Last updated: April 01, 2024 • 1449 views

there

The word "there" is a common English word used to refer to a place that is not here.

Use "there" to indicate a place that is not here, such as "He is over there."

Examples:

She lives there.
Look over there.
Is that your bag over there?
I left my keys over there.
The park is over there.

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Cameras are there, there, there and there.
I want to go there, there and there.
Never mind, stay there stay there.
Reading lamp there, books there.
Stay there, stay there Solomon.
Whatever is out there might still be out there.
What happens out there happens out there.
Maybe she's there, and hopefully that camera with the tapes is still there.
Instrument banks there, control panels there.
Leaving me there and coming back there is no difference.
Too few characters out there there, flying around and saving old girls like me.
Francis Cavendish headed a team there there dealing with misinformation and deception.
There, there, there, there.
Big Boy goes there... and Fuzzy goes there... and Teddy goes there and Piggy goes there... and Monkey goes there and little Skippy goes there.
Sign there, there and there.
And initial there, there and there.
Where there is earthly exchange, there will never be real charity, there.
Kirill is in there there, there.
Rvs there, there, there, over there.
And there he was, the first Russian soldier standing right there.

Alternatives:

in that place
at that location
in that direction
in that spot
at that point

over there

The phrase "over there" is also correct and is used to indicate a more specific location that is further away.

Use "over there" when referring to a location that is not close but further away, such as "The store is over there, across the street."

Examples:

The restaurant is over there.
I can see the mountains over there.
The library is over there, next to the school.
The beach is over there, by the pier.
Look at the building over there.

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Your ball's over there somewhere.
Somebody needs our help over there.
Your associate over there called you frumpy.
Just register your funds right over there.
Hold on a minute, that sign over there's in English.
The timetable is over there on the desk.
I noticed your record collection over there.
Baldwin's body over there, totally undisturbed.
Because of that thing happening over there.
Javeed over there is my ex-room-mate.
Favourite's that grey over there.
Check all the service hallways over there.
You can park over there in visitor parking.
No, Jake's sleeping over there.
It's over there, behind the soldiers.
Spivey, you take that shack over there.
I think it rolled over there, sir.
Quick, over there by the wall.
River, just sit down over there.
The train station is over there.

Alternatives:

across the way
in that direction
at that spot
in that place
at that location

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