Meaning

2 senses

  1. On the top of.

    He sat atop the mountain, waiting for the end of the world.

    obenauf, zuoberst, obendrauf

    наверхуnaverxu

  2. (dated)On the top (with of).

    He sat atop of the mountain, waiting for the end of the world.

Examples

26 sentences

  1. The woman is atop the table.

    Жінка на столі. — deniko

    ruЖенщина на столе. — Girlblum

    atc · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  2. There's a bird atop that tree.

    urro · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  3. There is a shrine atop the mountain.

    ruНа вершине горы есть святилище. — odexed

    orcrist · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  4. The castle was perched atop the hill.

    ruЗамок стоял высоко на вершине холма. — marafon

    Hybrid · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  5. The creature had antlers atop its head.

    Amastan · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
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Deutsch
By meaning 1
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Origin

From a- (“on”) + top.

From a- (“on”) + top.

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Synonyms

2 synonyms
on topontop

Word family

1 related words
Derivedthereatop

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
atomA2atomicB1atoneatrociousatrocityatrophy

Dictionary 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.

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