above
In a higher place; upstairs; farther upstreamIn a higher place; upstairs; farther upstream.
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» I heard a strange sound coming from the room above.
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Examples
792 sentencesI heard a strange sound coming from the room above.
See the example given above.
ruСм. приведённый выше пример. — odexed
deSiehe das oben angeführte Beispiel. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The plane flew above the clouds.
Літак летів над хмарами. — deniko
ruСамолёт летел над облаками. — soweli_Elepanto
deDas Flugzeug flog über den Wolken. — Zaghawa
Meaning
9 senses(not comparable)In a higher place; upstairs; farther upstream.
höher, oben, darüber
наверху́naverxú, вверху́vverxú, вы́шеvýše
вищеvyšče
(not comparable)Higher in the same page; earlier in the order as far as writing products go.
früher, vorher, oben
вы́шеvýše
(in writing) at an earlier place
(not comparable)Directly overhead; vertically on top of.
oben
More meanings 6
(not comparable)Higher in rank, power, or position.
He appealed to the court above.
ranghöher, vorgesetzt
(not comparable)Into or from heaven; in the sky.
He’s in a better place now, floating free as the clouds above.
(not comparable)Above zero; above freezing.
It was a cold day at only 5 above.
(not comparable)On the upper half or the dorsal surface of an animal.
The sparrow I saw was rufous above and off-white below.
(not comparable)More in number.
(archaic, not comparable)In addition.
Origin
From Middle English above, aboven, abuven, from Old English ābufan, onbufan, from on (“on”From Middle English above, aboven, abuven, from Old English ābufan, onbufan, from on (“on”) + bufan (“over”), (akin to Icelandic ofan (“from above”), Middle Dutch bōven, Old Frisian bova, Middle High German bobene) from bī (“by”) + ufan (“over”); also cognate with Danish oven, Dutch boven, German oben, Swedish ovan, Old Saxon oƀan, Old High German obana.
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Synonyms
4 synonyms- (in writing) at an earlier place:supra
- in or to a place that is higher:higher upin a higher placeto a higher place
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
6 related wordsCollocations
10 patterns- above the law
- the apartment above
- above the fireplace
- apartment above
- that's hanging above
- hanging above
- flying above
- lives above
- above all
- room above
See also
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