aboveadverb, preposition
uk/əˈbʌv/us/əˈbʌv/above adverb, preposition (HIGHER POSITION)
A1 in or to a higher position than something else:
More examples
- There's a mirror above the sink.
- The moon rose slowly above the horizon.
- He had a cut an inch long above his left eye.
- The helicopter was hovering above the building.
- The castle is built on a hill that rises above the town.
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Above & over
- aloft
- o'er
- over
- over
- overhead
- overlie
- super
above adverb, preposition (MORE)
A2 more than an amount or level:
B1 most importantly:
More examples
- Temperatures rarely rise above zero in winter.
- I value her friendship above anything else.
- The results are well above what we expected.
- The top of Mount Everest is 8,848 m above sea level.
- The temperature was above normal for the time of year.
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Large in number or quantity
- a (whole) heap of sth idiom
- a hundred/thousand/million and one idiom
- a whole lot idiom
- amount
- and then some idiom
- bag
- full-on
- half
- heap
- huge
- in buckets idiom
- in spades idiom
- million
- some
- thick on the ground idiom
- thing
- tremendous
- untold
- upward(s) of
- whole
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above adverb, preposition (RANK)
in a more important or advanced position than someone else:
More examples
- A captain ranks above a lieutenant.
- A major-general is above a brigadier in the British army.
- Melanie's husband worked above mine in the Quality Control Department.
- The old man resented having someone above him telling him what to do.
- You don't get your own office here until you're a manager or above.
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Organizations - position & status
- a rung on/of the ladder idiom
- apparatchik
- associate
- back seat
- be a big fish in a small pond idiom
- betters 2
- brethren
- comrade
- echelon
- entry level
- entry-level
- equal
- fellow
- founder
- low-level
- position
- role
- senior
- standing
- subordinate
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above adverb, preposition (TOO IMPORTANT)
C2 too good or important for something:
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Showing arrogance and conceit
- (as) proud as Lucifer idiom
- a cut above idiom
- airs and graces idiom
- arrogant
- as if you owned the place idiom
- cocksure
- egocentric
- egoistic
- egotistic
- get on your high horse idiom
- haughty
- officious
- overbearing
- preen
- proudly
- put on the dog idiom
- revolve
- revolve around sb/sth
- self-appointed
- snotty
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Idiom(s)
aboveadverb, adjective
uk/əˈbʌv/us/əˈbʌv/above adverb, adjective (ON PAGE)
B1 When used in a piece of writing, "above" means higher on the page, or on a previous page:
all the people or things listed earlier:
More examples
- Write to the above address, enclosing an sae.
- You can contact me on the above phone number.
- Applications should be sent to the above address.
- Study the diagram above and then answer the questions.
- To the best of my knowledge, the above information is accurate.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Above & over
- aloft
- o'er
- over
- over
- overhead
- overlie
- super
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