Dictionary Definition
above adj : appearing earlier in the same text;
"flaws in the above interpretation" adv
2 in or to a place that is higher [syn: higher up,
in a
higher place, to a
higher place] [ant: below]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- , (UK)/əˈbʌv/, /@"bVv/
Etymology
ābufanPreposition
- In or to a higher place; higher than; on or over the upper
surface; over; — opposed to below or beneath.
- translation of Genesis 2:20,
- Fowl that may fly above the earth.
- 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.
- 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
superior to, surpassing
more
- Finnish: yli
- German: über
- Hebrew: מעל
- Russian: свыше
- ttbc Afrikaans: bo
- ttbc Arabic: (fauq)
- ttbc Egyptian: Hry
- ttbc Interlingua: super
- ttbc Italian: sopra
- ttbc Latin: super
- ttbc Korean: 위에 (wie)
- ttbc Maltese: fuq
- ttbc Marathi: वरती (varatī)
- ttbc Portuguese: acima, sobre
- ttbc Scots: abuin
- ttbc Slovene: nad
- ttbc Spanish: sobre
- ttbc Swedish: över (1), ovan (2)
- ttbc Tagalog: ibabaw (1), itaas (2)
- ttbc Telugu: పైన (1), మీద (2)
- ttbc Turkish: üstünde
Derived terms
Adverb
Derived terms
Translations
in a higher place
earlier in order
- Finnish: yllä, edellä
- German: früher, vorher
- Russian: выше
higher in rank
- Finnish: ylempänä, yläpuolella
- German: ranghöher, vorgesetzt
- ttbc Afrikaans: bo
- ttbc French: pair
- ttbc Interlingua: super le par
- ttbc Italian: sopra par (golf)
- ttbc Portuguese: par
- ttbc Spanish: igualdad
- ttbc Vietnamese: trên đầu, trên đỉnh đầu, ở trên, trên thiên đường, lên trên, ngược dòng, lên gác, trên, hơn
Adjective
- 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
- 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.
Translations
above-mentioned
- Finnish: yllä mainittu, edellä mainittu
- Hungarian: fentemlített
- Russian: вышеупомянутый
Extensive Definition
Above may refer to:
- Relative direction
- Above (artist), a graffiti artist
- Above (album), an album by Mad Season
- Above (Pillar album), an album by Pillar
- Above Church, an English church
above in Contenese: 上
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
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