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a·bove  (-bv)

adv.

1. On high; overhead: the clouds above.

2. In heaven; heavenward.

3.

a. Upstairs: a table in the dining room above.

b. To a degree that is over zero: 15° above.

4. In or to a higher place.

5. In an earlier part of a given text: "The problems cited above have led to a number of suggestions for reform" Wharton Magazine.

6. 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

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

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[Middle English aboven, from Old English abfan : a-, on; see a-² + bfan, above; see upo in Indo-European roots.]

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above

prep

1. higher than; over

2. greater than in quantity or degree: above average

3. superior to or higher than in quality, rank, or ability

4. too high-minded for: he considered himself above the task of working

5. too respected for; beyond: his fleet was above suspicion

6. too difficult to be understood by: a discussion that was way above my head

7. louder or higher than (other noise)

8. in preference to

9. above all most of all; especially

Adverb

1. in or to a higher place: the hills above

2. in a previous place (in something written or printed)

3. higher in rank or position

Noun

the above something previously mentioned

Adjective

appearing in a previous place (in something written or printed): for a copy of the free brochure write to the above address [Old English abufan]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	above - an earlier section of a written text; "for instructions refer to the above" section, subdivision - a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical); "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section"
Adj.	1.	above - appearing earlier in the same text; "flaws in the above interpretation" preceding - existing or coming before
Adv.	1.	above - at an earlier place; "see above" supra below - at a later place; "see below"
	2.	above - in or to a place that is higher       higher up, in a higher place, to a higher place at a lower place, below, beneath, to a lower place - in or to a place that is lower

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above

preposition 1. over, upon, beyond, on top of, exceeding, higher than, atop << OPPOSITE under

preposition 2. senior to, over, ahead of, in charge of, higher than, surpassing, superior to, more powerful than << OPPOSITE subordinate to

preposition 3. before, more than, rather than, beyond, instead of, sooner than, in preference to

adverb 4. overhead, upward, in the sky, on high, in heaven, atop, aloft, up above, skyward

adjective 5. preceding, earlier, previous, prior, foregoing, aforementioned, aforesaid >> prefixes super-, supra-, sur-

Translations

above [əˈbʌv] adv → encima, por encima, arriba

prep → encima de;

mentioned above → susodicho;

above all → sobre todo;

he's not above a bit of blackmail → es capaz hasta de hacer chantaje

above [əˈbʌv] adv → au-dessus

prep → au-dessus de (= more than); plus de;

mentioned above → mentionné ci-dessus;

costing above £10 → coûtant plus de 10 livres;

above all → par-dessus tout, surtout

above [əˈbʌv] adv → oben;

(greater, more) → darüber

prep → über +dat;

to cost above £10 → mehr als £10 kosten;

mentioned above → oben genannt;

he's not above a bit of blackmail → er ist sich dat nicht zu gut für eine kleine Erpressung;

above all → vor allem

above [əˈbʌv] adv, prep → sopra;

mentioned above → suddetto;

costing above £10 → più caro di 10 sterline;

he's not above a bit of blackmail → non rifuggirebbe dal ricatto;

above all → soprattutto

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above

prep above [əˈbav]

1 in a higher position than a picture above the fireplace. bokant فَوق над nad over; oven over über πάνω από encima (de) kohal بالای yläpuolella au-dessus de מֵעָל ל- ऊपर iznad felett di atas fyrir ofan sopra, al di sopra di ～の上に ...보다 높이 virš virs di atas boven over nad sobre deasupra над; выше nad nad iznad över, ovanför เหนือ üstünde 在...之上 над اوپر bên trên 在...之上

2 greater than The child's intelligence is above average. bo فَوق، أعْلَى مِن по-висок от nad over; bedre end über πιο πάνω από por encima (de) üle بیشتر yli au-dessus de גָדוֹל מֵ- ज्यादा više több, mint di atas yfir superiore ～以上に ...보다 뛰어나서 didesnis nei lielāks nekā; augstāk melebihi boven over, bedre enn ponad acima de peste выше nad nad više od över สูงกว่า ötesinde 大於 понад زیادہ trên mức 大于

3 too good for The police must be above suspicion. verhewe فَوق / أرْقَى مِن извън mimo hævet over erhaben über υπεράνω υποψίας por encima (de) väljaspool به دور از؛ فراتر از yläpuolella au-dessus de מעֶבֶר לְ- ऊपर iznad jobb, mint bebas dari hafinn yfir al di sopra di ～を超えて ...하기에 너무 훌륭한 virš, aukščiau ārpus lebih boven hevet over ponad acima de dincolo de вне mimo nad iznad höjd över ดีเกินกว่า ...-in üstünde 超出...之外 вище, поза بالا quá tốt 超出...之外

adv

1 higher up seen from above. bo مِن مَكَان أعْلَى отгоре shora højere oppe; ovenfra oben από πάνω arriba üleval بالا ylhäällä en haut מִלְמַעלָה ऊंचा odozgo felülről lebih tinggi að ofan sopra 上方に 위쪽으로 aukštai no augšas dari atas boven lenger oppe, ovenfra u/z góry de cima de sus наверху zhora (od) zgoraj više ovanifrån เหนือกว่า tepeden 在...上面 зверху اوپر سے từ bên trên 在上面

2 (in a book etc) earlier or higher up on the page See above. hier bo أعْلَاه по-горе výše ovenfor oben παραπάνω arriba eespool فوق الذکر edellä plus haut הַנ”ל, לְעִיל ऊपरोक्त iznad fent említett, fent(ebb) di atas að ofan, að framansögðu sopra 上記して 상부에 aukščiau iepriekš; agrāk atas boven ovenfor powyżej acima mai sus выше; ранее vyššie zgoraj gore ovan ข้างบน yukarıda 一頁的上方 вище مندرجہ بالا phần trước 上述

adj aˌbove-ˈboard

open and honourable; not secret His dealings are all above-board. eerlik فَوْق الطَّاوِلَه، عَلَنِي، شَرِيف прям otevřený, čestný hæderlig korrekt υπεράνω κάθε υποψίας, ξεκάθαρος honrado avalik آشکار؛ علنی rehellinen franc יָשַר, גָלוּי, כָּשֶׁר सर्वोपरि otvoren egyenes terang-terangan heiðarlegur leale, aperto, chiaro 公明正大な 공명솔직한 atviras, sąžiningas godīgs; atklāts terbuka eerlijk hederlig szczery, otwarty às claras cinstit открытый; честный priamy, otvorený odkrit, pošten legalan öppen, ärlig โปร่งใส açık, dürüst, hilesiz 公開的 чесно, відверто کھلم کھلا، شک و شبہ شے بالا thẳng thắn 公开的

above all

most importantly He is strong, brave and, above all, honest. en veral فَوقَ كُلِ شَيء، أهَمْ شَيء преди всичко především frem for alt vor allem πάνω απ' όλα sobre todo eelkõige, (ja mis) kõige tähtsam از همه مهمتر ennen kaikkea par-dessus tout מֵעַל לַכֹּל, יוֹתֵר מִכֹל, @@@ מֵעַל לַכּוֹל, יוֹתֵר מִכּוֹל$$$ सर्वोपरि iznad svega legfőképp terpenting fyrst og fremst soprattutto とりわけ 특히 svarbiausia galvenokārt yang utamanya vooral framfor alt przede wszystkim sobretudo mai presus de toate прежде всего predovšetkým predvsem pre svega framför allt โดยเฉพาะอย่างยิ่ง en önemlisi, her şeyden önce 最重要的是 над усе, найголовніше سب سے اہم trên hết 最重要的是