above

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /əˈbʌv/
• SAMPA: /@"bVv/

• Audio (US)

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Preposition

Preposition above

The cloud is above the mountain

1. (before a noun, after the noun & stand alone) If A is above B, A is higher than or before B, but not touching B.

   In a newspaper, the title of a story is usually above the story.

   Only children aged 5 and above may enter.

   That office is on the floor above.

   Our blessings come from above.

   The passage above is easy to understand.

2. The above comment, discussion, argument, etc. is one higher than or coming before.
   • Synonyms: higher, over and before
   • Antonyms: below, lower, under and after

   Please see the above discussion of the problem.

See also

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