atop

CEFRC2

/əˈtɒp/

adverb · preposition

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In plain English

01
adverb
On top of something.
02
adverb
Extra detail
On, to, or at the top.

Examples

I admire the view of the entire city atop the Ferris wheel.
Twig in beak, the diminutive bird pranced atop the thick branch.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses: 4
Parts of speech: 2
Citations: 5
Synonyms: 1

Deep Dive

preposition

Extra meanings

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

More examples

In context

The woman is atop the table.
He sat atop of the mountain, waiting for the end of the world.
He sat atop the mountain, waiting for the end of the world.

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Citations

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A virtue is made out of a necessity, with the child feeling far more atop and master of his oddness, his behavior now deliberate or even clever.
1966, The Minnesota Review, volume 6, page 242
For example, when trailers containing new automobiles were first piggybacked two areas of potential damage became evident: (1) diesel locomotive exhaust left a film of oil on the new autos; and (2) auto windshields could be scarred or cracked by the metal-tipped "tell-tales" which warn men atop trains of oncoming bridges or tunnels.
1960 November, David Morgan, “"Piggyback"—U.S. success story”, in Trains Illustrated, page 684
"And other things," she echoed, nodding slowly and resting her body a little more atop him again.
2006, Dewey Lambdin, The Gun Ketch, page 48
The leading voices of the womanosphere are using a similar strategy. As Brittany Hugoboom put it in an op–ed for the rightwing outlet Quillette: “Conservatives will never win if they imagine themselves as combatants atop defensive battlements, hurling abuse on the mass media. We need to involve ourselves in the creation of pop culture.”
2025 April 24, Anna Silman, “Now comes the ‘womanosphere’: the anti-feminist media telling women to be thin, fertile and Republican”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 25 Apr 2025
The Super Bowl rendition began with workers falling from utility poles in a flash of sparks, a nod to the blackouts that crippled the U.S. territory for several months following Hurricane Maria in 2017. […] In one segment, Bad Bunny performed “El Apagón” atop a replica utility pole.
2026 February 9, Jon Caramanica, “Bad Bunny Super Bowl Halftime Review: A History Lesson Full of Puerto Rican Pride”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 09 Feb 2026

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Origin

adverb

From a- (“on”) + top.