English[]
Pronunciation[]
Etymology[]
Old English ābufan, cognate with Danish oven, Dutch boven, German oben, and the Swedish ovan.
Preposition[]
Template:En-prep
- In or to a higher place; higher than; on or over the upper surface; over; — opposed to below or beneath.
- (A date for this quote is being sought): translation of Genesis 2:20,
- Fowl that may fly above the earth.
- (A date for this quote is being sought): translation of Genesis 2:20,
- Figuratively, higher than; superior to in any respect; surpassing; beyond; higher in measure or degree than; as, things above comprehension; above mean actions; conduct above reproach.
- (A date for this quote is being sought): Marlowe,
- Thy worth […] is actions above my gifts.
- (A date for this quote is being sought): translation of Acts 36:13,
- I saw in the way a light from heaven above the brightness of the sun.
- (A date for this quote is being sought): Marlowe,
- Surpassing in number or quantity; more than; as, above a hundred. (Passing into the adverbial sense; see adverb #4 below.)
Translations[]
in or to a higher place
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superior to, surpassing
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more
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Derived terms[]
- above all
- above average
- above one's bend
- above the law
- above the salt
- over and above
Adverb[]
Above (not comparable)
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- In a higher place; overhead; into or from heaven.
- He's in a better place now, floating free as the clouds above.
- Earlier in order; higher in the same page; hence, in a foregoing page.
- (A date for this quote is being sought): Dryden,
- That was said above.
- (A date for this quote is being sought): Dryden,
- Higher in rank or power.
- He appealed to the court above.
Derived terms[]
- "Above" is also used as the first part of a compound in the sense of before, previously; as, above-cited, above-described, above-mentioned, above-named, abovesaid, abovespecified, above-written, above-given.
Translations[]
in a higher place
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earlier in order
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higher in rank
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Adjective[]
Above (not comparable)
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- Above is often used elliptically as an adjective by omitting the word said, mentioned, quoted, or the like:
- the above(-said) observations
- the above(-cited) reference
- the above(-quoted) articles
Noun[]
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Above (-)
- Above is often used further elliptically as a noun by omitting the noun, where it is should be clear what is omitted.
- See the above.
Related terms[]
- abovesaid
- aboves'd
Translations[]
above-mentioned
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