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My interest in foreign policy is above the average voter's interest. That doesn't mean we shouldn't talk about it.
Michael Baumgartner

Meaning of "above" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ABOVE

Old English abufan, from a- on + bufan above.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ABOVE

above  [əˈbʌv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ABOVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Above can act as a noun, an adjective, an adverb and a preposition.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

The preposition is an invariable grammatical category, that has no meaning itself and which serves to link or relate terms.

WHAT DOES ABOVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of above in the English dictionary

The first definition of above in the dictionary is on top of or higher than; over. Other definition of above is greater than in quantity or degree. Above is also superior to or prior to.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ABOVE


hereinabove
ˌhɪərɪnəˈbʌv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ABOVE

about turn
about-face
about-ship
about-shipped
about-shipping
about-turn
abouts
above all
above and beyond
above board
above ground
above oneself
above reproach
above suspicion
above the line
above the water
above-ground
above-mentioned
above-named
above-the-line

WORDS THAT END LIKE ABOVE

a cut above
approve
cove
dove
drove
glove
groove
grove
head and shoulders above
hove
improve
in love
love
move
on the improve
over and above
prove
remove
rise above
the above

Synonyms and antonyms of above in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ABOVE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «above» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of above

Translation of «above» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ABOVE

Find out the translation of above to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of above from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «above» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

在...上方
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

encima de
570 millions of speakers

English

above
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ऊपर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فَوْقَ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

над
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

acima de
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উপরে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

au-dessus de
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

atas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

über
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

・・・の上に
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

...보다 위에
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ndhuwur
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ở trên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மேலே
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वरील
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yukarıdaki
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sopra
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ponad
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

над
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

deasupra
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πάνω από
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bo
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ovanför
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ovenfor
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of above

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ABOVE»

The term «above» is very widely used and occupies the 1.228 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ABOVE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «above» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «above» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about above

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10 QUOTES WITH «ABOVE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word above.
1
Corazon Aquino
Faith is not simply a patience that passively suffers until the storm is past. Rather, it is a spirit that bears things - with resignations, yes, but above all, with blazing, serene hope.
2
Michael Baumgartner
My interest in foreign policy is above the average voter's interest. That doesn't mean we shouldn't talk about it.
3
Henry Ward Beecher
Greatness lies, not in being strong, but in the right using of strength; and strength is not used rightly when it serves only to carry a man above his fellows for his own solitary glory. He is the greatest whose strength carries up the most hearts by the attraction of his own.
4
Sanjeev Bhaskar
We lived above my father's launderette. Both my parents ran the launderette, but my father was also a factory supervisor, and my mum worked part-time in an accounts office.
5
Abraham Cahan
Above all, you must fight conceit, envy, and every kind of ill-feeling in your heart.
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John Cassavetes
The most difficult thing in the world is to reveal yourself, to express what you have to. As an artist, I feel that we must try many things - but above all we must dare to fail. You must be willing to risk everything to really express it all.
7
Tom Chatfield
I love video games. I'm also slightly in awe of them. I'm in awe of their power in terms of imagination, in terms of technology, in terms of concept. But I think, above all, I'm in awe at their power to motivate, to compel us, to transfix us, like really nothing else we've ever invented has quite done before.
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Ezra Cornell
The summer of 1830 I... blasted the tunnel through the rock to take water from the dam above the falls for the mill... In 1831 we lowered the tunnel four feet, and built a new dam across the creek.
9
Andrew Cuomo
To be clear... no one is above the law.
10
Claude Debussy
Some people wish above all to conform to the rules, I wish only to render what I can hear. There is no theory. You have only to listen. Pleasure is the law.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ABOVE»

Discover the use of above in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to above and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Name Above the Title: An Autobiography
In The Name Above the Title he reveals the deeply personal story of how, despite winning six Academy Awards, he struggled throughout his life against the glamors, vagaries, and frustrations of Hollywood for the creative freedom to make some ...
Frank Capra, 1997
2
All of the Above
Weaving together the different personal stories of the kids, their teacher, and the community that surrounds them, award-winning author Shelley Pearsall has written a vividly engaging story about the math, life and good-tasting barbecue.
Shelley Pearsall, 2008
3
Dear Girls Above Me: Inspired by a True Story
Based on the wildly popular Twitter feed Dear Girls Above Me, a roman à clef about how thinking like a couple of girls turned one single guy into a better man.
Charles McDowell, 2013
4
Above All, Honor
First in the Honor Series.
Radclyffe, 2004
5
Above
" - Emma Donoghue, NYT bestselling author of ROOM "Leah Bobet's ABOVE is that rarest of creatures, combining the outspoken honesty of a good first novel with the craft of a seasoned professional.
Leah Bobet, 2012
6
Revolution from Above: Military Bureaucrats and Development ...
Forfatteren er lektor i sociologi ved California State College, Sonoma. Hun har udviklet en teori om sociale betingelser, som fremmer revolutionære handlinger af officerer i tredie verdenlande.
Ellen Kay Trimberger, 1978
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Above the Law: Police and the Excessive Use of Force
Skolnick and Fyfe, two of the nation's top experts on law enforcement, use the incident to introduce a revealing historical analysis of such violence and the extent of its survival in law enforcement today.
Skolnick Fyfe, 2010
8
Hell Above Earth: The Incredible True Story of an American ...
That Jack and Werner became unlikely friends is just one more twist in Hell Above Earth, one of the most incredible untold tales to come out of WWII.
Stephen Frater, 2012
9
Classification of Mammals: Above the Species Level
Embracing more than 5,000 genera, distributed in 425 families and 46 orders, Malcolm C. McKenna and Susan K. Bell's "Classification of Mammals" is the most comprehensive work to date on the systematics, relationships, and occurrences of all ...
Malcolm C. MacKenna, Susan K. Bell, George Gaylord Simpson, 1997
10
Above the Fold: Understanding the Principles of Successful ...
This is a different kind of web design book. Above the Fold is not about timely design or technology trends; instead, this book is about the timeless fundamentals of effective communication within the context of web design.
Brian Miller, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ABOVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term above is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Las Vegas oddsmakers expect the Falcons to finish above .500
For any fan of the Atlanta Falcons who checked out the opening win total projections for the 2015 NFL season, you probably walked away with ... «FOXSports.com, Jul 15»
2
Rookie Milone batting above season goals
He's just a couple of games into his NRL career but young Tiger Nathan Milone has already exceeded his 2015 goals. Credit: Anthony Johnson ... «NRL.COM, Jul 15»
3
Crowd of 200 'speechless' as colossal flag rises above Saginaw
SAGINAW, MI – Clad in his own red, white and blue flag shirt, Tim Everett watched the American flag rise above the Frank N. Andersen (Court ... «MLive.com, Jul 15»
4
Wimbledon 2Day set AXED and moved above Centre Court minus …
BBC bosses are scrapping the set on highlights show Wimbledon 2Day in a victory for viewers who hated the new format. From Monday night ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
5
Local church flies Christian flag above American flag
Pastor Rit Varriale and members of the Elizabeth Baptist Church decided to fly the Christian flag above the American flag outside the building in Shelby. «FOX 46 Charlotte, Jul 15»
6
Rosie Batty calls for funds as poll finds family violence feared above
Rosie Batty addresses the national press club in Canberra this afternoon, Wednesday 3rd June 2015. Photograph by Mike Bowers for ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
7
Rovers a class above the rest of the pack
Queenstown Rovers march toward Southland football's Donald Gray Cup senior men's title remained on track when they beat Southend United ... «Southland Times, Jul 15»
8
Barack Obama, an above-average President
In one cable news cycle, Barack Obama is an-all-but irrelevant lame duck who's squandered his time in office. In the next, he's a historically ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»
9
Tour de France Yorkshire, one year on: Remember these amazing …
The pictures above were tweeted by the helicopter's own Twitter account, @NPAS_CarrGate, which has almost 19,000 followers. And don't ... «Huddersfield Examiner, Jul 15»
10
Federal MP says claim was all "above board"
FLYNN MP Ken O'Dowd says that $2100 he claimed at taxpayers' expense to attend the Bledisloe Cup with his wife last year was "all above ... «Gladstone Observer, Jul 15»

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