Down there vs over there (British)

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How you differentiate between Down there and Over there? Let's suppose, two persons walking up the road and one says to other by pointing out the place, "They live down there". What if he would have said "They live over there"

I'm confused with their use. Also, "walking up to library " and "walking down to the library". What's the difference?

More things like "coming in", "coming over". Example, What time he came in? What time he came over?

Thanks!

In my British English, "down" has the approximate meaning of "along" and would be used to indicate a path, road, or street (or in some circumstances, a river) which can be taken to arrive at the house. This contrasts with "over" that indicates that the speaker is talking about a general direction, often without a specifically dedicated direct route. e.g. across those fields, on the other side of that road/bridge, that river, etc., i.e. something that creates an obstacle between the speaker and the house. — Greybeard, Feb 28 '20 at 12:16
@Greybeard Could you please add some real examples and reply as Answer so I can vote for that. — user11702680, Feb 28 '20 at 12:40
See Do I travel “up” or “down” to London from north of the city? Also many similar questions on English Language Learners — FumbleFingers, Feb 28 '20 at 13:09
@user11702680 A: (Speaker points to a road) "Their house is down there." -- B: (Speaker points across a river) "Their house is over there." -- Wrong - C: (Speaker points at a house on the other side of the road) "Their house is down there." — Greybeard, Feb 28 '20 at 13:53
Does this answer your question? "Down there"? When to use? Also addressed in Do I travel up or down to London from north of the city?. // Note that if there are obvious hills involved, 'up' and 'down' would almost always default to their primary spatial senses. — Edwin Ashworth, Feb 28 '20 at 14:26
Also, Collocation with over / down out {+ here / there} was closed as a duplicate. — Edwin Ashworth, Feb 28 '20 at 14:34
The library question depends on whether it is uphill or downhill from where you are (although walk up to can also mean approach on foot in some contexts). — Kate Bunting, Feb 28 '20 at 17:15

Down there vs over there (British)

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