Found 3 items, similar to Above.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: above
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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: above
above
adj : appearing earlier in the same text;
“flaws in the above
interpretation”
above
adv 1: at an earlier place;
“see above” [syn:
supra] [ant:
below]
2: in or to a place that is higher [syn:
higher up,
in a higher place
,
to a higher place] [ant:
below]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Above
Above
\A*bove"\, prep. [OE. above, aboven, abuffe, AS. abufon;
an (or on) on + be by + ufan upward; cf. Goth. uf under.
[root]199. See
Over.]
1. In or to a higher place; higher than; on or over the upper
surface; over; -- opposed to
below or
beneath.
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Fowl that may fly above the earth. --Gen. i. 20.
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2. Figuratively, higher than; superior to in any respect;
surpassing; beyond; higher in measure or degree than; as,
things above comprehension; above mean actions; conduct
above reproach.
“Thy worth . . . is actions above my
gifts.” --Marlowe.
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I saw in the way a light from heaven above the
brightness of the sun. --Acts xxxvi.
13.
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3. Surpassing in number or quantity; more than; as, above a
hundred. (Passing into the adverbial sense. See
Above,
adv., 4.)
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above all, before every other consideration; chiefly; in
preference to other things.
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Over and above, prep. or adv., besides; in addition to.
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Above
\A*bove"\, adv.
1. In a higher place; overhead; into or from heaven; as, the
clouds above.
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2. Earlier in order; higher in the same page; hence, in a
foregoing page.
“That was said above.” --Dryden.
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3. Higher in rank or power; as, he appealed to the court
above.
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4. More than; as, above five hundred were present.
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Note: Above is often used elliptically as an adjective by
omitting the word mentioned, quoted, or the like; as,
the above observations, the above reference, the above
articles. -- Above is also used substantively.
“The
waters that come down from above.” --Josh. iii. 13.
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compound in the sense of before, previously; as,
above-cited, above-described, above-mentioned,
above-named, abovesaid, abovespecified, above-written,
above-given.
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