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Dictionary: a·bove   (ə-bŭv') pronunciation
adv.
  1. On high; overhead: the clouds above.
  2. In heaven; heavenward.
    1. Upstairs: a table in the dining room above.
    2. To a degree that is over zero: 15° above.
  3. In or to a higher place.
  4. In an earlier part of a given text: "The problems cited above have led to a number of suggestions for reform" (Wharton Magazine).
  5. In or to a higher rank or position: the ranks of major and above.
prep.
  1. Over or higher than: a cool spring above the timberline.
  2. Superior to in rank, position, or number; greater than: put principles above expediency.
  3. Beyond the level or reach of: a shot that was heard above the music.
  4. In preference to.
  5. Too honorable to bend to: I am above petty intrigue.
  6. More than: somewhat above normal temperature.
  7. Upstream of: a dam positioned ten miles above the town.
  8. North of: Minnesota is above Iowa.
n.
  1. An earlier part of a given text: Refer to the above for that information.
  2. The person or persons already referred to in a text: The above hereby affix their signatures.
adj.
Appearing earlier in the same text: flaws in the above interpretation.

idiom:

above all

  1. Over and above all other factors or considerations: Above all, tell the truth.

[Middle English aboven, from Old English abūfan : a-, on; see a-2 + būfan, above.]


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prep

Definition: higher in amount, more in degree
Antonyms: below, deficient, fewer, less

prep

Definition: higher in position
Antonyms: below, under

prep

Definition: superior to
Antonyms: inferior, under


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Over or higher than.

pronunciation We aim above the mark to hit the mark. — Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), American transcendentalist philosopher, essayist & lecturer.

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Dansk (Danish)
prep. - over, oven på, oven over
adv. - ovenover, ovenpå
n. - den førstnævnte, det førstnævnte, den ovennævnte, det ovennævnte
adj. - ovennævnt, ovenstående, ovenforstående

idioms:

  • above all    frem for alt, først og fremmest
  • above oneself    indbildsk, arrogant
  • above the law    hævet over loven
  • above them    hævet over dem, ovenover

Nederlands (Dutch)
(hier/-daar)boven, bovengenoemd(e), over, hoger/meer (dan), verheven boven, ,

Français (French)
prep. - au-dessus de, plus haut que, supérieur à, plus de, en plus de, au-delà de, jusqu'à, en amont de, au nord de, par-dessus
adv. - au-dessus, par dessus tout, surtout, en haut, (fig) d'en haut, ci-dessus, plus haut, en amont, à partir de, vers
n. - ci-dessus, au-dessus, le susdit, le susnommé, susmentionné, figurant ci-dessus
adj. - ci-dessus mentionné, ci-dessus précité

idioms:

  • above all    par-dessus tout, surtout
  • above oneself    (avoir) des idées de grandeur
  • above the law    (être) au-dessus des lois
  • from above    d'en haut
  • not be above    ne pas dédaigner de

Deutsch (German)
prep. - oberhalb, über
adv. - oben, da oben, darüber
adj. - obengenannt, obenstehend, obig
n. - Obige, Obenerwähnte, (oben, soeben) Genannte, Himmel

idioms:

  • above all    vor allem
  • above oneself    Über jds. Horizont
  • above the law    über dem Gesetz stehend
  • from above    von oben [herab], vom Himmel [herab od. hoch]
  • not be above    nicht überlegen sein

Ελληνική (Greek)
prep. - πάνω από, ψηλότερα, πέρα από, υπεράνω, ανωτέρω, ανώτερος από, μεγαλύτερος από, από πάνω, υπεράνω, παραπάνω, πιο ψηλά, στους ουρανούς, (ο) ανωτέρω, (ο) παραπάνω
adv. - παραπάνω, πιο ψηλά, ανωτέρω, από πάνω, στους ουρανούς, ανώτερος από, μεγαλύτερος από
adj. - (ο) ανωτέρω, (ο) παραπάνω

idioms:

  • above all    πάνω απ' όλα, κυρίως
  • above it    υπεράνω (τέτοιων πραγμάτων)
  • above oneself    ξιπασμένος, περιχαρής, πανευτυχής
  • above the law    υπεράνω του νόμου
  • above them    πολύ δύσκολο για το μυαλό τους

Italiano (Italian)
sopra, piú in alto, piú di, oltre, su, suddetto, sovrastante

idioms:

  • above all    soprattutto
  • above himself    si monta la testa
  • above it    al di sopra
  • above the law    al di sopra della legge
  • above them    al di sopra
  • over and above    oltre a

Português (Portuguese)
prep. - acima, sobre
adv. - acima, na parte de cima, além
adj. - acima

idioms:

  • above all    acima de tudo
  • above himself    acima de si mesmo
  • above it    acima disso
  • above the law    acima da lei
  • above them    acima deles
  • over and above    além de

Русский (Russian)
наверху, выше, наверх, верхний, ранее упомянутый

idioms:

  • above all    превыше всего
  • above himself    выйти из повиновения
  • above it    над чем-либо, стоять морально выше
  • above the law    выше закона
  • above them    над ними, выше их (морально, слишком для них
  • over and above     в добавление к чему-то

Español (Spanish)
prep. - encima de, sobre, antedicho
adv. - encima de, sobre, arriba, en lo alto, arriba expuesto, que precede, encima
n. - lo antedicho, lo dicho o mencionado más arriba
adj. - antedicho, arriba expuesto, citado, que precede

idioms:

  • above all    ante todo, lo más importante
  • above oneself    por encima de sus posibilidades
  • above the law    por encima de la ley
  • from above    de arriba, gratis, del cielo
  • not be above    no estar por encima de, no estar a la altura de

Svenska (Swedish)
prep. - över, ovan
adv. - där ovan, här ovan
adj. - ovanstående

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
在...上面, 高于, 在...之上, 超过, 优于, 在上面, 更高, 向上面, 更大, 上文, 上述事实, 上文的, 前述的

idioms:

  • above all    首先, 最重要的是, 尤其是
  • above it    在它之上
  • above oneself    自高自大, 趾高气扬
  • above the law    高居于法律之上
  • above them    他们能力范围之外, 在他们之上

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
prep. - 在...上面, 高於, 在...之上, 超過, 優於
adv. - 在上面, 更高, 向上面, 更大
n. - 上文, 上述事實
adj. - 上文的, 前述的

idioms:

  • above all    首先, 最重要的是, 尤其是
  • above it    在它之上
  • above oneself    自高自大, 趾高氣揚
  • above the law    高居於法律之上
  • above them    他們能力範圍之外, 在他們之上

한국어 (Korean)
prep. - ~보다 위에, ~의 위로, ~이상으로, ~이 따를 수 없는, ~하기에는 너무 훌륭한
adv. - 위로, 상급에, 전문에, ~이상
n. - 상기한 일
adj. - 위에서 말한

idioms:

  • above oneself    분수를 모르다

日本語 (Japanese)
prep. - 上に, 上流に, …より上位に, …より大きい, …よりひときわ高く, 及ばない, …には善良すぎる
adv. - 上で, 頭上に, 上流へ, 上手へ, それ以上, 上位に

idioms:

  • above all    特に
  • above all else    何にもまして
  • above himself    うぬぼれる
  • above it    上に
  • above par    額面以上で, 標準以上で
  • above suspicion    疑いの余地がない
  • above the law    法を超越するもの
  • above them    上に
  • above water    水面から首が出て, 困難を免れて
  • over and above    ほかに, それ以上に

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(حرف جر) أعلى أو فوقه مباشرة (ظرف) فوق, من الأعلى (صفه) سابق الذكر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
prep. - ‮מעל, יותר מ-, גבוה יותר, על פני, טוב או גדול מדי, מעבר לטווח‬
adv. - ‮למעלה, ממעל ל-, לעיל, בצד העליון, בנוסף‬
n. - ‮הנ"ל, הנזכר לעיל‬
adj. - ‮לעיל, קודם‬


 
 
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