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Best, highestBest, highest.
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» Mary is wearing a low-cut top.
Mary trägt ein tief ausgeschnittenes Oberteil. — Esperantostern
Mary trägt ein tief ausgeschnittenes Top. — Esperantostern
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798 sentencesMary is wearing a low-cut top.
deMary trägt ein tief ausgeschnittenes Oberteil. — Esperantostern
I can't reach the top shelf.
Я не можу досягнути верхньої полки. — deniko
ruЯ не могу достать до верхней полки. — afyodor
deIch kann das oberste Fach nicht erreichen. — Espi
Tom is the top dog here.
Тут Том керує парадом. — deniko
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)Best, highest.
Our product is top-rated on all major platforms.
This is the top-performing school in the area.
Origin
From Middle English top, toppe, from Old English topp (“top, highest part; summit; crest;From Middle English top, toppe, from Old English topp (“top, highest part; summit; crest; tassel, tuft; (spinning) top, ball; a tuft or ball at the highest point of anything”), from Proto-West Germanic *topp, from Proto-Germanic *tuppaz (“braid, pigtail, end”), of unknown ultimate origin. Compare typologically Latin apex (<< Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep- (“to join, attach, fasten, fit”)).
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Synonyms
1 synonymsCollocations
7 patterns- the top shelf
- top shelf
- on top of
- the top drawer
- top drawer
- from the top
- the top bunk
See also
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