uppermost

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adv. & adj.

In the highest position, place, or rank: finished uppermost in the standings; the uppermost balcony.

uppermost [ˈʌpəˌməʊst]

adj also upmost

highest in position, power, importance, etc.

adv

in or into the highest position, etc.

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Adj.	1.	uppermost - at or nearest to the top; "the uppermost book in the pile"; "on the topmost step" topmost, upmost top - situated at the top or highest position; "the top shelf"
Adv.	1.	uppermost - in or into the most prominent position, as in the mind; "say what comes uppermost"
	2.	uppermost - in or into the highest position; "the blade turned uppermost"

uppermost

adjective

1. top, highest, topmost, upmost, loftiest, most elevated John was on the uppermost floor of the three-storey gatehouse.
top lowest, bottom, lowermost, bottommost

2. supreme, greatest, chief, leading, main, primary, principal, dominant, paramount, foremost, predominant, pre-eminent Protection of sites is of uppermost priority.
supreme least, slightest, humblest, lowliest

Translations

uppermost [ˈʌpəməʊst]

A. ADJ

1. → el/la más alto/a
to put sth face uppermost → poner algo cara arriba

2. (fig) → principal, predominante
what is uppermost in sb's mind → lo que más le preocupa a algn
it was uppermost in my mind → me preocupaba más que cualquier otra cosa

B. ADV → encima

uppermost [ˈʌpə^rməʊst]

adj

(= topmost) [part, leaves, branches, floor] → le* plus haut*(la)(e)

(= paramount) [priority] → absolu(e)
to be uppermost in sb's mind → être la préoccupation majeure de qn
It was uppermost in my mind
BUT J'y pensais avant tout autre chose.

adv → au-dessus
upper school n → grandes classes fpl
upper sixth n → (classe f de) terminale f
She's in the upper sixth → Elle est en terminale.

uppermost

adj → oberste(r, s); (fig) ambition → größte(r, s), höchste(r, s); safety should be uppermost in your minds → Sicherheit sollte für Sie an erster Stelle stehen; it’s quite obvious what is uppermost in your mind → es ist ziemlich klar, wo deine Prioritäten liegen

adv face/the blue side uppermost → mit dem Gesicht/der blauen Seite nach oben

uppermost [ˈʌpəˌməʊst] adj (thought) → dominante; (echelon) → più alto/a, più elevato/a
it was uppermost in my mind → è stata la mia prima preoccupazione

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A horizon
ascendant
Double-headed
Dutch wife
Epitithides
euphotic
family circle
freeboard deck
heterarchy
Ilium
main deck
Nasoturbinal
Overest
peanut gallery
second balcony
second deck
top
top side
topmost

This sensation lasts only a second, for even while you stagger something seems to turn over in your head, bringing uppermost the mental exclamation, full of astonishment and dismay, "By Jove

The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context

No doubt the thought that was uppermost in a thousand of those vigilant minds, even as it was uppermost in mine, was the riddle--how much they understood of us.

The War Of The Worlds by Wells, H.G. View in context

The first of the above mentioned views was, at present, uppermost in his mind--the exploring of unknown regions.

The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the far West by Irving, Washington View in context

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