- In or into a high place; high or higher up.
- Nautical. At or toward the upper rigging.
On or above: birds perching aloft telephone wires.
[Middle English, from Old Norse ā lopt : ā, in + lopt, air.]
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On or above: birds perching aloft telephone wires.
[Middle English, from Old Norse ā lopt : ā, in + lopt, air.]
The adverb has 4 meanings:
Meaning #1:
at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship
Meaning #2:
upward
Meaning #3:
at or to great height; high up in or into the air
Meaning #4:
in the higher atmosphere above the earth
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - højt oppe, til vejrs, opad
adv. - højt oppe, til vejrs, opad
prep. - oven over, oppe over
Nederlands (Dutch)
op/naar grote hoogte, in de lucht (vliegend), omhoog, in de mast, (boven)op
Français (French)
adj. - en haut, en l'air, (Naut) dans la mâture, au ciel (hum)
adv. - en haut, en l'air
prep. - en haut, en l'air
Deutsch (German)
adj. - empor, hoch oben
adv. - hoch oben
prep. - über, auf
Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - επάνω, ψηλά, (ναυτ.) στα ξάρτια
Italiano (Italian)
in alto, alto
Português (Portuguese)
adv. - no alto, elevado, para cima, no topo dos mastros (Náut.)
Русский (Russian)
наверху, в высоте
Español (Spanish)
adj. - alto
adv. - arriba, en el aire, en alto
prep. - arriba
Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - högt upp, till väders
中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
在高处, 在上面, 在空中, 在上, 在...上面
中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 在高處, 在上面, 在空中
adv. - 在高處, 在上
prep. - 在...上面
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 위의
adv. - 위로, 천국에
prep. - ~위에
日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - 空高く
prep. - 上に
العربيه (Arabic)
(ظرف) عاليا, طائرا
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - גבוה
adv. - למעלה
prep. - בפסגת
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