above
IPA: ʌbˈʌv
noun
- Heaven.
- Something, especially a person's name in legal documents, that appears higher on the same page or on a preceding page.
- Higher authority.
- (archaic) betterment, raised status or condition.
adjective
- Of heaven; heavenly.
- (by ellipsis) Being located higher on the same page or on a preceding page.
adverb
- Directly overhead; vertically on top of.
- Higher in the same page; earlier in the order as far as writing products go.
- Into or from heaven; in the sky.
- In a higher place; upstairs; farther upstream.
- Higher in rank, power, or position.
- (archaic) In addition.
- More in number.
- Above zero; above freezing.
- (biology) On the upper half or the dorsal surface of an animal.
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Examples of "above" in Sentences
- The above is the entirety of it.
- It deals with the above conundrum.
- It's above the Tropic of Capricorn
- None of the above is in the article.
- Or is this the same castigation as above
- The outer lip is sinuous, produced forward above.
- The above article is getting caught up in the crossfire.
- On the front of the sarcophagus is the same inscription quoted above.
- Colored lights and stobes lined the front of the wall above the setup.
- It entered at the bottom, clambered up and appeared at an opening high above.