Above

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Preposition 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Adverb 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Adjective 1.5.1 Translations 1.6 Noun 1.6.1 Translations 1.6.2 Derived terms

English

Etymology

Old English above, aboven, abuffe, Anglo-Saxon abufon; an (on) + be (by) + ufan (upward); cf. Gothic uf (under). See over.

Pronunciation

• ə-bŭv', /əˈbʌv/, /@"bVv/

  Rhymes: -ʌv

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Preposition

above

1. In or to a higher place; higher than; on or over the upper surface; over; — opposed to below or beneath.

   Quotations

   • Fowl that may fly above the earth. — Genesis 2:20

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.

   Quotations

   • Thy worth ... is actions above my gifts. — Marlowe
   • I saw in the way a light from heaven above the brightness of the sun. — Acts 36:13

3. Surpassing in number or quantity; more than; as, above a hundred. (Passing into the adverbial sense. (See adverb #4 below)

Translations

Afrikaans: bo Arabic: فوق (fauq) Dutch: boven French: au-dessus de German: über Hebrew: על (al) Interlingua: super Italian: sopra Latin: super

Japanese: ...の上に (...no ue ni) Korean: ...보다 위 (...boda wi) Marathi: वरती (varatī) Polish: nad Portuguese: acima, sobre Russian: над (nad) Slovene: nad Spanish: sobre Swedish: över (1), ovan (2) Tagalog: ibabaw (1), itaas (2) Telugu: పైన (1), మీద (2)

Derived terms

• above all, before every other consideration; chiefly; in preference to other things.
• Over and above (preposition or adverb), besides; in addition to.

Translations

Afrikaans: bo (1), bo en behalwe (2) French: surtout (1), mentionné ci-dessus (2) German: vor allem (1), obenerwähnt (2) Hebrew: קודם כל (l), כתוב לעיל (two) Interlingua: super toto (1), jam mentionate (2)

Italian: soprattutto (1), suddetto (2) Portuguese: sobretudo (1), acima mencionado (2) Spanish: sobretodo (1), antedicho (2) Swedish: tidigare, högre, mer än

Adverb

above

1. In a higher place; overhead; into or from heaven; as, the clouds above.
2. Earlier in order; higher in the same page; hence, in a foregoing page.

   Quotations

   • That was said above. — Dryden

3. Higher in rank or power; as, he appealed to the court above.
4. More than; as, above five hundred were present.

Translations

Afrikaans: bo French: pair German: Gleichheit f. Interlingua: super le par

Italian: sopra par (golf) Portuguese: par Spanish: igualdad

Adjective

above

1. 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.

Translations

Afrikaans: bogenoemde French: sur, vers le haut de German: auf,herauf Hebrew: על (al) Interlingua: in alto de

Italian: su Portuguese: acima de Slovene: zgornji m, zgornja f, zgornje n Spanish: encima de

Noun

above

1. An indefinite higher place

   Quotations

   • The waters that come down from above. — Joshua 3:13

Translations

Afrikaans: bo French: au-dessus de German: über Interlingua: super supra Italian: sopra

Portuguese: sobre Spanish: sobre Swedish: ovan

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.fa:above fr:above gl:above ko:above io:above it:above hu:above pt:above sm:above fi:above sv:above uk:above zh:above