Above
Above ({not transcribed}) , preposition
[Old English above, aboven, abuffe, Anglo-Saxon abufon; an (or on) on + be by + ufan upward; compare Gothic uf under. r199. See Over.]
1.
In or to a higher place; higher than; on or over the upper surface; over; -- opposed to below or beneath.
Fowl that may fly above the earth.
2.
Figuratively, higher than; superior to in any respect; surpassing; beyond; higher in measure or degree than; as, things above comprehension; above mean actions; conduct above reproach.
Thy worth... is actions above my gifts.
I saw in the way a light from heaven above the brightness of the sun.
3.
Surpassing in number or quantity; more than; as, above a hundred. (Passing into the adverbial sense. See Above, adv., 4.)
Collocations (2)
above all , before every other consideration; chiefly; in preference to other things.
Over and above , besides; in addition to.
Above ({not transcribed}) , adverb
1.
In a higher place; overhead; into or from heaven; as, the clouds above.
2.
Earlier in order; higher in the same page; hence, in a foregoing page.
That was said above.
3.
Higher in rank or power; as, he appealed to the court above.
4.
More than; as, above five hundred were present.