above
Physically over; on top of; worn on top of, said of clothingPhysically over; on top of; worn on top of, said of clothing.
» Don't go above the speed limit.
Nicht die Höchstgeschwindigkeit überschreiten! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Не превышай скорость. — al_ex_an_der
Не превышайте скорость. — odexed
Не перевищуй швидкість. — triantafillou
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
12 sensesPhysically over; on top of; worn on top of, said of clothing.
He always put his coat on above his sweater.
über
In or to a higher place; higher than; on or over the upper surface.
über
надnad
надnad
Farther north than.
Idaho is above Utah.
Rising; appearing out of reach height-wise.
(figuratively)Higher than; superior to in any respect; surpassing; higher in measure, degree, volume, or pitch, etc. than; out of reach; not exposed to; not likely to be affected by; incapable of negative actions or thoughts.
to cut above average
Even the chief of police is not above suspicion.
über
превы́шеprevýše
понадponad, позаpoza
Higher in rank, status, or position.
to stand head and shoulders above the rest
(Scotland)In addition to; besides.
above and beyond the call of duty
over and above
Surpassing in number or quantity; more than.
That amount is way above our asking price.
In preference to.
Too proud to stoop to; averse to; disinclined towards.
The owner was above taking more than a token salary.
Beyond; on the other side.
über, jenseits
Upstage of.
Examples
863 sentencesDon't go above the speed limit.
Не перевищуй швидкість. — triantafillou
ruНе превышай скорость. — al_ex_an_der
deNicht die Höchstgeschwindigkeit überschreiten! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I saw the moon above the roof.
Я побачив місяць понад дахом. — shanghainese
ruЯ увидела луну над крышей. — shanghainese
deIch habe den Mond über dem Dach gesehen. — MUIRIEL
Tom lives in the room above us.
Том живе у кімнаті над нами. — deniko
ruТом живёт в комнате над нами. — shanghainese
deTom lebt im Zimmer über uns. — a_coder
The temperature is above average this winter.
Температура цієї зими вища середньої. — marko
ruТемпература этой зимой выше средней. — Wezel
deDie Temperatur liegt diesen Winter über dem Durchschnitt. — al_ex_an_der
Tom lives above me.
Том мешкає наді мною. — DemonicSatori
ruТом живёт надо мной. — odexed
deTom wohnt über mir. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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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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Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
33 related wordsCollocations
12 patterns- above the law
- the apartment above
- above average
- above the fireplace
- flying above the
- apartment above
- is above average
- hanging above
- flying above
- lives above
- is above the
- above all
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.