above

above Definition

above (ə buv′)

adverb

in, at, or to a higher place; overhead; up
in or to heaven
at a previous place (in a piece of writing): often used in hyphenated compounds above-mentioned
higher in power, status, etc.

Etymology: ME above(n) < OE abūfan, onbūfan, overhead, above < on-, intens. + bufan < be, by + ufan, over, on high

higher than; over; on top of
beyond; past the road above the village
at a point upstream of
superior to; better than above the average
1. too honorable to engage in she was not above cheating
2. too proud, important, etc. to engage in he was above helping with the dishes
in excess of; more than above fifty dollars

adjective

placed, found, mentioned, etc. above or earlier as stated in the above rules

noun

something or someone listed or mentioned above

above Idioms

above all

most of all; mainly

above Synonyms

modif. & prep.

High in position
over, high, higher, superior, beyond, up, high up, on high, raised, above one's head, in a higher place, aloft, into the firmament, overhead, in the celestial heights, toward the sky, in the heavens.
Antonyms below*, beneath*, low. *
Referring to something earlier
before, foregoing, earlier; see preceding.
Higher
larger than, more advanced than, greater than; see higher, superior.
Directly over
just over, overhead, up from; see over 1.

above Synonyms

firmament, sky, heights; see heaven 1.

above Law Definition

adv

Previously in the same chapter, document, or text. For example, a reference to a court case cited earlier in the same document.
Having the power to review the decisions regarding questions of fact and/or law made in a court. For example, appellate courts, such as the United States Supreme Court, are above, or can review, the decisions made by one or more trial courts. See jurisdiction, question of fact, and question of law.

above Quotes

Man cannot live on the human plane, he must be either above or below it.

—Gill, (Arthur) Eric Rowton

Unless above himself he can Erect himself, how poor a thing is man!

—Daniel, Samuel

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