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- Dictionaryabove/əˈbʌv/
preposition
- 1. in extended space over and not touching: "a display of fireworks above the town"
- 2. at a higher level or layer than: "from his flat above the corner shop"
adverb
- 1. at a higher level or layer: "place a quantity of mud in a jar with water above" Similar
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ABOVE definition: 1. in or to a higher position than something else: 2. more than an amount or level: 3. most…. Learn more.
above: [preposition] in or to a higher place than : over. upriver of.
Above definition: in, at, or to a higher place.. See examples of ABOVE used in a sentence.
19 meanings: 1. on top of or higher than; over 2. greater than in quantity or degree 3. superior to or prior to 4. too.... Click for more definitions.
2. The person or persons already referred to in a text: The above hereby affix their signatures.
Above and over can both be used to describe a position higher than something: They built a new room above/ over the garage. When you are talking about movement from one side of something to the other, you can only use over: They jumped over the stream. Over can also mean ‘covering’:
Above means higher than or overhead. On the fourth of July, many Americans like to sit on the ground and watch fireworks above them in the sky.
ABOVE definition: 1. in or to a higher position than something else: 2. more than an amount or level: 3. in a more…. Learn more.
Write to the address above for further information. 7 → not be above (doing) something 8 → be above suspicion/reproach/criticism etc 9 → get above yourself → over and above, → be above the law Examples from the Corpus above • Big-screen TVs are defined as 27 inches or above. • officers of the rank of Major and above • See the ...
Above definition: . See examples of ABOVE used in a sentence.
