above

CEFRA1

/əˈbʌv/

preposition

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    preposition

    In or to a higher position than something else.

  2. 02

    preposition

    Extra detail

    Farther north than.

Examples

  • Excuse me; allow me to point out three errors in the above article.

  • You must be above such mean conduct.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Deep Dive

preposition

Extra meanings

  1. In or to a higher place; higher than; on or over the upper surface.

  2. Physically over; on top of; worn on top of, said of clothing.

  3. Rising; appearing out of reach height-wise.

More examples

In context

  • Put it on the shelf above.

  • He always put his coat on above his sweater.

  • Idaho is above Utah.

Antonyms

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Origin

preposition

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. The preposition, the adjective, and the noun derive from the adverb.