Above

English Meaning

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

1. On high; overhead: the clouds above.
2. In heaven; heavenward.
3. Upstairs: a table in the dining room above.
4. To a degree that is over zero: 15° above.
5. In or to a higher place.
6. In an earlier part of a given text: "The problems cited above have led to a number of suggestions for reform” ( Wharton Magazine).
7. In or to a higher rank or position: the ranks of major and above.
8. Over or higher than: a cool spring above the timberline.
9. Superior to in rank, position, or number; greater than: put principles above expediency.
10. Beyond the level or reach of: a shot that was heard above the music.
11. In preference to.
12. Too honorable to bend to: I am above petty intrigue.
13. More than: somewhat above normal temperature.
14. Upstream of: a dam positioned ten miles above the town.
15. North of: Minnesota is above Iowa.
16. An earlier part of a given text: Refer to the above for that information.
17. The person or persons already referred to in a text: The above hereby affix their signatures.
18. Appearing earlier in the same text: flaws in the above interpretation.
19. above all Over and above all other factors or considerations: Above all, tell the truth.