Meaning for the word above

выше, более, свыше, выше, над, свыше, вышеупомянутое, упомянутый выше

наречие ↓

предлог ↓

существительное ↓

прилагательное ↓

Словосочетания

up above and down below — наверху и внизу  
the shadows of the breezy elms above — тени от колышущихся на ветру вязов  
continuous from above — непрерывный сверху  
convergence from above — сходимость сверху  
abilities above the ordinary — неординарные способности, талант  
above my head — над моей головой  
above suspicion — вне подозрений  
the above facts — вышеупомянутые факты  
none of the above — никто из вышеупомянутых лиц  
above the equator — над экватором  
to go above one’s ground — идти, высоко поднимая ноги  

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Recent Examples on the Web

Watch the trailer above.


—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2023




As noted above, neither the Massachusetts offer nor the No Sweat First Bet offer require a promo code.


—Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2023




Or use the information above to substitute iodized table salt as desired.


—Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2023




Best Shopping 39 Westfield Forum des Halles Address: 101 Porte, Rue Berger, 75001 Paris, France Phone: +33 1 44 76 87 08 Website In the center of the city is a stunning building packed with shopping both above and below ground.


—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2023




Forward-collision warning and adaptive cruise control are now standard on Sport S and above.


—Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 6 Apr. 2023




Meanwhile 25 markets are back—or above—their 2022 peak.


—Lance Lambert, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2023




Set up a breading station similar to the one in the recipe above, only swapping the almond flour for coconut flour and the Parmesan cheese for shredded coconut.


—Isadora Baum, Men’s Health, 5 Apr. 2023




The woman was able to push a fellow climber to safety before she was crushed by an enormous ice column that detached from the terrain above, the Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday in a news release.


—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2023

The unemployment rate fell to 3.5%, not far above the 53-year low of 3.4% set in January.


—Paul Wiseman, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Apr. 2023




The unemployment rate fell to 3.5%, just above the 53-year low of 3.4% set in January.


—Paul Wiseman, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2023




Public transit is a broad term that includes subways, above-ground trains, buses, trams and even ferries.


—Lilit Marcus, CNN, 6 Apr. 2023




Allen, the No. 30 pick in the 2021 MLB Draft, has an infectious style of play with his speed and above-average defense.


—Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 6 Apr. 2023




If one spouse is 65 or older, filing is required at or above $27,300.


—Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2023




One of the easiest ways to maximize your garden space is by taking advantage of the real estate above the ground, using a method called vertical gardening.


—Lauren Wellbank, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2023




Intex is a reliable manufacturer of inflatable hot tubs, above-ground pools, rafts, and pool floats.


—Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2023




Soaker hoses can be used above ground or buried underground.


—Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Apr. 2023

All of the above can have a significant positive impact on workplace occupants, which also includes contractors who periodically work out of the same offices and sites.


—Dr. Jeremy Nunn, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2022




All of the above makes Queensland, Australia, a top 2023 travel destination for you.


—Kirah Tabourn, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Dec. 2022




All of the above could have been at play Friday night for Kaneland and junior quarterback Troyer Carlson.


—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2022




There’s more thematic resonance where all of the above comes from, including the stuff that sits right on the surface, like money, real estate, women working for creative fulfillment vs. women working to get paid.


—Time, 14 Oct. 2022




All of the above seems to be confirmed with today’s announcement.


—Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 Oct. 2022




In culinary uses, any of the above can help enhance both sweet and savory dishes.


—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2022




None of the above should be surprising or sound new to anyone who has been following Middle Eastern news for the past 15 years.


—Amir Avivi, WSJ, 8 Aug. 2022




All of the above should be clearly documented so new salespeople can be quickly trained and sales can be scaled.


—Pradeep Aradhya, Forbes, 13 June 2022

His career numbers show an above-average value against the fastball (+30 runs), slider (+7.9 runs) and changeup (++4.1 runs).


—Michael Arinze, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2023




The State Department reported receiving an above-average volume of passport applications this year, outpacing 2022 volumes by more than 30%.


—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 30 Mar. 2023




Masha Hoy, a hydrologist with the North Central River Forecast Center, said a big driver of the forecast is the region’s above-average – and very wet – snowpack.


—Jennifer Gray, CNN, 20 Mar. 2023




Starting at $55 3 Breckenridge Bourbon Whiskey Distilled in Breckenridge, Colorado, this bourbon uses snowmelt from the Rocky Mountains and has an above-average percentage of rye, distinguishing itself from other bourbons that can taste cloyingly sweet.


—Susan Choung, Good Housekeeping, 6 Mar. 2023




The zoo confirmed the birth of the female baby animal on Feb. 2 and said the animal had an above-average birth weight, even at just 4.76 ounces, the Associated Press reported.


—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 24 Feb. 2023




His power potential, combined with impressive plate discipline in the earliest stages of his career, suggests a player with a chance to be a big league regular, perhaps an above-average one.


—Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Feb. 2023




Garrett Whitlock, fully recovered from hip surgery, has the ability to be an above-average starter, and the same is true for Brayan Bello.


—Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Mar. 2023




In addition, this chair has an above average seat depth of 26 inches.


—Addie Morton, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Mar. 2023


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English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

• aboue (obsolete)

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English above, aboven, abuven, from Old English ābufan, onbufan, from on (“on”) + bufan (“over”), (akin to Icelandic ofan (“from above”), Middle Dutch bōven, Old Frisian bova, Middle High German bobene) from bī (“by”) + ufan (“over”); also cognate with Danish oven, Dutch boven, German oben, Swedish ovan, Old Saxon oƀan, Old High German obana.

The preposition, adjective and the noun derive from the adverb.

Pronunciation[edit]

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ə-bŭvʹ IPA^(key): /əˈbʌv/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /əˈbʌv/
• Rhymes: -ʌv

Preposition[edit]

above

1. Physically over; on top of; worn on top of, said of clothing. [first attested before 1150.]

   He always put his coat on above his sweater.

2. In or to a higher place; higher than; on or over the upper surface. [first attested before 1150]

   Antonyms: below, beneath

   • 2013 May-June, William E. Conner, “An Acoustic Arms Race”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 206-7:

     Earless ghost swift moths become “invisible” to echolocating bats by forming mating clusters close (less than half a meter) above vegetation and effectively blending into the clutter of echoes that the bat receives from the leaves and stems around them.

3. Farther north than. [first attested before 1150]

   Idaho is above Utah.

4. Rising; appearing out of reach height-wise. [first attested around 1150–1350]
5. (figuratively) Higher than; superior to in any respect; surpassing; higher in measure, degree, volume, or pitch, etc. than; out of reach; not exposed to; not likely to be affected by; incapable of negative actions or thoughts. [first attested around 1150–1350]

   Even the chief of police is not above suspicion.

   He was always above reproach.

   I thought you said you were above these kinds of antics.

   That’s above my comprehension.

   to cut above average

   • 1594, Christopher Marlowe, Edward II, Act I, scene i:

     Thy worth, sweet friend, is far above my gifts,

   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Acts 26:13:

     At midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the brightnes of the Sunne, shining round about mee, and them which iourneyed with me.

6. Higher in rank, status, or position. [first attested around 1150–1350]

   to stand head and shoulders above the rest

   • 1791, John Walker, A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary […] ‎^[1], London: Sold by G. G. J. and J. Robinſon, Paternoſter Row; and T. Cadell, in the Strand, →OCLC, page 557:

     ☞ This word [wrap] is often pronounced wrop, rhyming with top, even by ſpeakers much above the vulgar.

7. (Scotland) In addition to; besides. [first attested around 1150–1350]

   above and beyond the call of duty

   over and above

8. Surpassing in number or quantity; more than. [first attested around 1350–1470]

   That amount is way above our asking price.

9. In preference to.
10. Too proud to stoop to; averse to; disinclined towards;

    The owner was above taking more than a token salary.

11. Beyond; on the other side.
12. (theater) Upstage of.

Usage notes[edit]

• (surpassing in number or quantity): passing into the adverbial sense.

Derived terms[edit]

Translations[edit]

Adverb[edit]

above (not comparable)

1. Directly overhead; vertically on top of. [first attested before 1150.]

   • 2013 May 11, “The climate of Tibet: Pole-land”, in The Economist‎^[2], volume 407, number 8835, page 80:

     Of all the transitions brought about on the Earth’s surface by temperature change, the melting of ice into water is the starkest. It is binary. And for the land beneath, the air above and the life around, it changes everything.

2. Higher in the same page; earlier in the order as far as writing products go. [first attested before 1150.]

   • 1913, Ambrose Bierce, Present at a Hanging and Other Ghost Stories:

     Nobody has lived in it since the summer of 1879, and it is fast going to pieces. For some three years before the date mentioned above, it was occupied by the family of Charles May

   • 1905, Emanuel Swedenborg, chapter 19, in Heaven and Hell:

     That angels are men in the most complete form, and enjoy every sense, may be seen above (n. 73-77); and that the light in heaven is far brighter than the light in the world (n. 126-132).

3. Into or from heaven; in the sky. [first attested around 1150–1350]

   He’s in a better place now, floating free as the clouds above.

4. In a higher place; upstairs; farther upstream. [first attested around 1150–1350]
5. Higher in rank, power, or position. [first attested around 1150–1350]

   He appealed to the court above.

6. (archaic) In addition. [first attested around 1150–1350]
7. More in number. [first attested around 1350–1470]
8. Above zero; above freezing. [first attested in the mid 20^th century.]

   It was a cold day at only 5 above.

9. (biology) On the upper half or the dorsal surface of an animal.

   The sparrow I saw was rufous above and off-white below.

Derived terms[edit]

Translations[edit]

Adjective[edit]

above (not comparable)

1. Of heaven; heavenly. [first attested around (1150 to 1350).]
2. (by ellipsis) Being located higher on the same page or on a preceding page. [first attested in the mid 18^th century.]

Usage notes[edit]

• Above is often used elliptically as an adjective by omitting the word said, mentioned, quoted, or the like:
  • the above(-said) observations
  • the above(-cited) reference
  • the above(-quoted) articles

Translations[edit]

Noun[edit]

above (uncountable)

1. Heaven. [first attested around 1150–1350]
2. Something, especially a person’s name in legal documents, that appears higher on the same page or on a preceding page.
3. Higher authority.
4. (archaic) betterment, raised status or condition.

   • 1896, William Morris, The Well at the World’s End:

     Withal they saw of him that he had no doubt but that they should come to their above on the morrow,

Usage notes[edit]

The preposition above is often used further elliptically as a noun by omitting the associated noun, where it is should be clear what is omitted: e.g. See the above.

[edit]

• abovesaid
• aboves’d

Translations[edit]

See also[edit]

• Category:English phrasal verbs with particle (above)

References[edit]

• Andrea Tyler and Vyvyan Evans, «The vertical axis», in The Semantics of English Prepositions: Spatial Scenes, Embodied Meaning and Cognition, Cambridge University Press, 2003, 0-521-81430 8
• Laurence Urdang (editor), The Random House College Dictionary (Random House, 1984 [1975], →ISBN), page 4
• Elliott K. Dobbie, C. William Dunmore, Robert K. Barnhart, et al. (editors), Chambers Dictionary of Etymology (Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, 2004 [1998], →ISBN), page 4
• “above”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• above at OneLook Dictionary Search
• “above, prep.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

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

3. senior to, over, ahead of, in charge of, higher than, surpassing, superior to, more powerful than the people above you in the organization
senior to less than, lesser than, lower than, subordinate to, inferior to

4. better than, superior to She thought she was above doing the cleaning.

5. exempt from, superior to, beyond, immune to, not subject to, out of reach of, not exposed to, not liable to, not in danger of, not vulnerable to, insusceptible to He was a respected academic and above suspicion.

adverb

2. earlier mentioned, previously mentioned, formerly mentioned, foregoing For additional information, contact any of the above.

adjective

1. preceding, earlier, previous, prior, foregoing, aforementioned, aforesaid write to the above address

above all most of all, chiefly, mainly, especially, essentially, basically, principally, primarily, in the first place, first of all, at the end of the day (informal), predominantly, most importantly, in essence, firstly and foremost, at bottom, when all is said and done (informal), before everything, beyond everything, elementally Above all, chairs should be comfortable.

above yourself arrogant, lordly, assuming, proud, swaggering, pompous, pretentious, contemptuous, conceited, blustering, imperious, overbearing, haughty, scornful, disdainful, presumptuous, high-handed, insolent, supercilious, high and mighty (informal), overweening, uppish (Brit. informal), too big for your boots or breeches I think you’re getting a little bit above yourself.

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