More than anything else, as in A winter hike calls for good equipment, but above all it requires careful planning. This phrase first appears in William Langland's Piers Ploughman
(1377), in which the narrator exhorts readers to love the Lord God above all. Also see
first and last.
above all
| Idioms: above all |
| WordNet: above all |
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The adverb has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
above and beyond all other consideration
Synonyms: most importantly, most especially
Meaning #2:
taking everything together
Synonym: first and last
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