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English

{{rank|year|dear|high|297|above|received|read|together}}

Pronunciation


Etymology

''ābufan

Preposition

  1. In or to a higher place; higher than; on or over the upper surface; over; — opposed to below or beneath.
  2. * translation of w:Genesis|Genesis 2:20,
  3. *: Fowl that may fly above the earth.
  4. 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.
  5. * w:Marlowe|Marlowe,
  6. *: Thy worth […] is actions above my gifts.
  7. * translation of w:Acts|Acts 36:13,
  8. *: I saw in the way a light from heaven above the brightness of the sun.
  9. surpassing|Surpassing in number or quantity; more than; as, above a hundred. (Passing into the adverbial sense; see adverb #4 below.)


Translations

  • Hebrew: {{t-|he|מעל|tr=me`ál|sc=Hebr}}
  • Hungarian: , , ,
  • Japanese: ...{{t|ja|の上に|sc=Jpan}} (...no ue ni)(...のうえに)
  • Polish:
  • Russian: над (nad)
  • Finnish:
  • German:
  • Finnish:
  • German:
  • Hebrew: {{t-|he|מעל|tr=me`ál|sc=Hebr}}
  • Russian: {{t+|ru|свыше|tr=svýše|sc=Cyrl}}

Derived terms


Adverb

  1. In a higher place; overhead; into or from heaven.
  2. : He's in a better place now, floating free as the clouds above.''
  3. Earlier in order; higher in the same page; hence, in a foregoing page.
  4. * w:Dryden|Dryden,
  5. *: That was said above.
  6. Higher in rank or power.
  7. : 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

  • German: ,
  • Hungarian: ,
  • Finnish: ,
  • German: ,
  • Russian: {{t+|ru|выше|tr=výše|sc=Cyrl}}
  • German: ,

Adjective

  1. Above is often used elliptically as an adjective by omitting the word said, mentioned, quoted, or the like:
  2. * the above(-said) observations
  3. * the above(-cited) reference
  4. * the above(-quoted) articles


Noun

  1. Above is often used further elliptically as a noun by omitting the noun, where it is should be clear what is omitted.
  2. : See the above.


Related terms


Translations

  • Finnish: ,
  • Hungarian:
  • Russian: {{t|ru|вышеупомянутый|tr=vyšeupom'ánutyj|sc=Cyrl}}

Category:English words with positive connotations

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Above \A*bove"\, prep. [OE. above, aboven, abuffe, AS. abufon;
an (or on) on + be by + ufan upward; cf. Goth. uf under.
[root]199. See Over.]
1. In or to a higher place; higher than; on or over the upper
surface; over; -- opposed to below or beneath.
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Fowl that may fly above the earth. --Gen. i. 20.
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2. 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. "Thy worth . . . is actions above my
gifts." --Marlowe.
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I saw in the way a light from heaven above the
brightness of the sun. --Acts xxxvi.
13.
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3. Surpassing in number or quantity; more than; as, above a
hundred. (Passing into the adverbial sense. See Above,
adv., 4.)
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above all, before every other consideration; chiefly; in
preference to other things.
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Over and above, prep. or adv., besides; in addition to.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Above \A*bove"\, adv.
1. In a higher place; overhead; into or from heaven; as, the
clouds above.
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2. Earlier in order; higher in the same page; hence, in a
foregoing page. "That was said above." --Dryden.
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3. Higher in rank or power; as, he appealed to the court
above.
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4. More than; as, above five hundred were present.
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Note: Above is often used elliptically as an adjective by
omitting the word mentioned, quoted, or the like; as,
the above observations, the above reference, the above
articles. -- Above is also used substantively. "The
waters that come down from above." --Josh. iii. 13.
[1913 Webster] It 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.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet above
adj : appearing earlier in the same text; "flaws in the above
interpretation"
adv 1: at an earlier place; "see above" [syn: supra] [ant: below]
2: in or to a place that is higher [syn: higher up, {in a
higher place}, to a higher place] [ant: below]
Moby Dictionary
a cut above , above all , above and beyond , abovestairs ,
additionally , again , ahead , airward , all included , aloft , aloof ,
also , altogether , among other things , and all , and also , and so ,
ante , as well , ascendant , at bottom , atop , au reste , before ,
before everything , beside , besides , better , beyond , capping ,
chiefly , chosen , distinguished , eclipsing , else , eminent , en plus ,
essentially , exceeding , excellent , excelling , extra , farther ,
finer , first of all , for lagniappe , further , furthermore , greater ,
hereinabove , hereinbefore , high , high up , higher , highest ,
in addition , in ascendancy , in excess of , in the air ,
in the ascendant , in the clouds , inter alia , into the bargain ,
item , likewise , mainly , major , marked , more , moreover , of choice ,
on , on high , on stilts , on the peak , on the side , on tiptoe ,
on top of , one up on , outstanding , over , over and above , overhead ,
past , plus , primarily , rare , rivaling , similarly , skyward ,
straight up , super , superior , supra , surpassing , then , therewith ,
tiptoe , to boot , to the zenith , too , too deep for , topping ,
transcendent , transcendental , transcending , up , upmost , upon ,
upper , uppermost , upstairs , upward , upwards , yet


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