above
Above is defined as something that is higher or overhead.
(adverb)An example of something that is above would be clouds floating in the sky.
The definition of above is something that is higher in relation to something else.
(preposition)An example of above would be the tenth floor in relation to the ninth floor.
Above is defined as something that is higher in number than something else.
(preposition)An example of temperatures that are above freezing would be any temperature over 32 degrees Fahrenheit.
See above in Webster's New World College Dictionary
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.
Origin: 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
- too honorable to engage in: she was not above cheating
- too proud, important, etc. to engage in: he was above helping with the dishes
- in excess of; more than: above fifty dollars
adjective
noun
See above in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adverb
- On high; overhead: the clouds above.
- In heaven; heavenward.
- a. Upstairs: a table in the dining room above.b. To a degree that is over zero: 15° above.
- In or to a higher place.
- In an earlier part of a given text: “The problems cited above have led to a number of suggestions for reform” (Wharton Magazine).
- In or to a higher rank or position: the ranks of major and above.
- Over or higher than: a cool spring above the timberline.
- Superior to in rank, position, or number; greater than: put principles above expediency.
- Beyond the level or reach of: a shot that was heard above the music.
- In preference to.
- Too honorable to bend to: I am above petty intrigue.
- More than: somewhat above normal temperature.
- Upstream of: a dam positioned ten miles above the town.
- North of: Minnesota is above Iowa.
- An earlier part of a given text: Refer to the above for that information.
- The person or persons already referred to in a text: The above hereby affix their signatures.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English aboven
Origin: , from Old English abūfan
Origin: : a-, on; see a-2
Origin: + būfan, above; see upo in Indo-European roots
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