English
Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation|UK) IPA|/��p�/, SAMPA|/"Vp@/
(General American|US) IPA|/��p�/, SAMPA|/"Vp@`/
audio|en-us-upper.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�p�(r)|-�p�(r)
Noun
en-noun
- What is higher.
#: As the restless sleeper here, I'll take the lower berth. You take the upper.
- The piece of leather etc. that forms the part of a shoe above the sole.
- A stimulant such as Amphetamine that increases energy and decreases appetite.
Adjective
upper
- At a higher level, rank or position
- Situated on higher ground, further inland, or more northerly.
- (Archaeology and Geology) of a later division of some period
- (Politics) In a bicameral system, the generally smaller and less representative house.
- (Upper school) A secundary school. For pupils aged about 14 upward
Translations
Arabic: ARchar|اع�� (�á�la)
Chinese: ���, �边� (shà ngbi�n-de)
Czech: hornà m
Dutch: hoger
Finnish: ylempi
French: supérieur
German: obere
Hungarian: fels�
mid
Italian: superiore
Japanese: �� (���, ue no)
Korean: � (us, ud, ut), � (wis, wit)
Portuguese: superior#Portuguese|superior
Russian: ве��ний (vér�nij)
Spanish: superior#Spanish|superior
Swedish: övre
Telugu: ప� (pai) (1, 2)
Related terms
on one's uppers � destitute
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