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rank|year|dear|high|297|above|received|read|together

Pronunciation
IPAchar|/�-bŭv/, (Received Pronunciation|UK)IPA|/��b�v/, SAMPA|/@"bVv/

audio|en-us-above.ogg|Audio (US)

Etymology
OE. �bufan

1. In or to a higher place; higher than; on or over the upper surface; over; � opposed to below or beneath''.

#* rfdate translation of w:Genesis|Genesis 2:20,
#*: Fowl that may fly above the earth.

1. 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.

#* rfdate w:Marlowe|Marlowe,
#*: Thy worth [�] is actions above my gifts.
#* rfdate translation of w:Acts|Acts 36:13,
#*: I saw in the way a light from heaven above the brightness of the sun.

1. surpassing|Surpassing in number or quantity; more than; as, above a hundred. (Passing into the adverbial sense; see adverb #4 below.)

Translations
trans-top|in or to a higher place
Danish: ovenover, ovenpå, oppe over
Finnish: yllä, yläpuolella, päällä
French: t|fr|au-dessus de
Hebrew: t|he|×�×¢×�|trme`ál|scHebr
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Polish: nad
Russian: над (nad)
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trans-top|superior to, surpassing
Finnish: yläpuolella
trans-mid
Polish: nad, powyżej
Russian: п�ев��е (pr'evýše)
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trans-top|more
Finnish: yli
Hebrew: t|he|×�×¢×�|trme`ál|scHebr
trans-mid
Russian: �в��е (svýše)
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ttbc|Afrikaans: bo
ttbc|Arabic: ARchar|��� (fauq)
ttbc|Dutch: boven
ttbc|Egyptian: Hry
ttbc|German: über
ttbc|Hungarian: fölött, felett
ttbc|Interlingua: super
ttbc|Italian: sopra
ttbc|Latin: super
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ttbc|Japanese: ...��� (...no ue ni)
ttbc|Korean: �� (wie)
ttbc|Maltese: fuq
ttbc|Marathi: वरत� (varatī)
ttbc|Portuguese: acima, sobre#Portuguese|sobre
ttbc|Scots: abuin
ttbc|Slovene: nad
ttbc|Spanish: t|es|sobre
ttbc|Swedish: över (1), ovan (2)
ttbc|Tagalog: ibabaw (1), itaas (2)
ttbc|Telugu: ప�న (1), మ�ద (2)
ttbc|Turkish: üstünde
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Derived terms
above all
over and above

Adverb
en-adv|-

1. In a higher place; overhead; into or from heaven.

#: He's in a better place now, floating free as the clouds above.''

1. Earlier in order; higher in the same page; hence, in a foregoing page.

#* rfdate w:Dryden|Dryden,
#*: That was said above.

1. Higher in rank or power.

#: He appealed to the court above.

Derived terms
"Above" is also used as the first part of a compound in the sense of before, previously; as, above-cited, above-described, above-mentioned, above-named, abovesaid, abovespecified, above-written, above-given.

Translations
trans-top|in a higher place
Catalan: dalt
trans-mid
Finnish: ylhäällä, korkealla
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trans-top|earlier in order
Finnish: yllä, edellä
trans-mid
Russian: в��е (výše)
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trans-top|higher in rank
Finnish: ylempänä, yläpuolella
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ttbc|Afrikaans: bo
ttbc|French: pair
ttbc|German: Gleichheit f
ttbc|Hungarian: fent, fenn (1); feljebb (3); fölött (4)
ttbc|Interlingua: super le par
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ttbc|Italian: sopra par (golf)
ttbc|Portuguese: par
ttbc|Spanish: igualdad
ttbc|Vietnamese: trên �ầu, trên ��nh �ầu, � trên, trên thiên �ư�ng, lên trên, ngược dòng, lên gác, trên, hơn
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Adjective
en-adj|-

1. 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

Noun
en-noun|-

1. Above is often used further elliptically as a noun by omitting the noun, where it is should be clear what is omitted.

#: See the above.

Related terms
abovesaid
aboves'd

Translations
trans-top|above-mentioned
Finnish: t|fi|yllämainittu, t|fi|edellämainittu
trans-mid
Russian: t|ru|в��е�пом�н���й|tr=vyšeupom'ánutyj
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Category:Positive words

am:above
ar:above
zh-min-nan:above
da:above
et:above
fa:above
fr:above
gl:above
ko:above
hy:above
io:above
id:above
it:above
hu:above
ml:above
ja:above
pl:above
pt:above
sm:above
simple:above
fi:above
sv:above
ta:above
te:above
vi:above
uk:above
zh:above

• 2007-12-16 13:40 - Physchim62 - /* Translations */ add Catalan

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