above
preposition
[ əˈbʌv ]
• in extended space over and not touching.
• "a display of fireworks above the town"
• at a higher level or layer than.
• "from his flat above the corner shop"
• higher than (a specified amount, rate, or norm).
• "the food was well above average"
Similar:
greater than,
more than,
higher than,
exceeding,
in excess of,
over,
over and above,
beyond,
surpassing,
upwards of,
Opposite:
less than,
below,
above
adverb
• at a higher level or layer.
• "place a quantity of mud in a jar with water above"
Similar:
overhead,
on/at the top,
on/at a higher place,
high up,
on high,
up above,
(up) in the sky,
high above one's head,
aloft,
(up) in the heavens,
Origin:
Old English abufan (as an adverb), from a- ‘on’ + bufan (from bi ‘by’ + ufan ‘above’).
above all
• more so than anything else.
• "he was concerned above all to speak the truth"
Similar:
most importantly,
before everything,
beyond everything,
first of all,
most of all,
chiefly,
primarily,
in the first place,
first and foremost,
mainly,
principally,
predominantly,
especially,
essentially,
basically,
elementally,
in essence,
at bottom,
at the end of the day,
when all is said and done,
