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a·bove [ ə búv ] CORE MEANING: a grammatical word indicating a position directly overhead, on top of, or higher than something
  (prep) The bird flew up above the trees.
(adv) gazing at the sky above |
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1. preposition over: over, higher than, or on top of
hanging over the fireplace
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2. preposition more than: greater than an amount or level
100 pounds above the ideal body weight
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3. preposition superior to: higher in status or power
A general is above a colonel.
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4. preposition too good for: too good or important to be affected by or involved in something
They felt they were above small town gossip.
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5. preposition beyond: not subject to something negative such as criticism or reproach
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6. preposition in more respected position than: in a position that is valued more or considered more important than other people or things
We put your needs above everything else.
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7. preposition too difficult for: outside or beyond somebody's understanding
The lecture was completely above me.
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8. preposition louder than: louder than or over another sound
She couldn't hear him above the roar of the band.
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9. preposition north of: lying north of a place
a small town just above Seattle
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10. preposition upstream from: lying upstream from a place
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11. adverb in previous place in writing: appearing previously in a piece of writing
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often used in hyphenated compounds
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using the information from the table above
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12. adverb religion in heaven: to or in heaven
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literary
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13. adverb on top: overhead, in a higher position, or on top
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| [ Old English abufan< an (see on) + bufan "above" < Indo-European] |
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above all used to indicate the most important thing or the main point of a statement
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