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31above — /əˈbʌv / (say uh buv) adverb 1. in or to a higher place; overhead: the blue sky above. 2. higher in rank or power: appeal to the courts above. 3. before in order, especially in a book or writing: from what has been said above. 4. in heaven.… …
32above — [[t]əbʌ̱v[/t]] ♦♦ 1) PREP If one thing is above another one, it is directly over it or higher than it. He lifted his hands above his head... Apartment 46 was a quiet apartment, unlike the one above it... He was staring into the mirror above him.… …
33above — a|bove [ ə bʌv ] function word *** Above can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): The birds were flying high above the trees. as an adverb (without a following noun): She stared up at the stars above. as an… …
34above*/*/*/ — [əˈbʌv] grammar word summary: Above can be: ■ a preposition: The birds were flying high above the trees. ■ an adverb: She stared up at the stars above. ■ an adjective: Please reply to the above address. 1) in a higher position at a higher level… …
35above — 1. preposition /əˈbʌv/ a) 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. b) Figuratively, higher than; superior to in any respect; surpassing; beyond;… …
36above — Some grammarians object to the use of above in the meaning of preceding or previously mentioned or written (the examples given above, the above examples). However, above can be an adjective as well as an adverb, so that no grammatical error is… …
37Above the line (filmmaking) — See Above the line for other meanings and uses of the phrase. In the movie industry, above the line expenditures are those that are negotiated or spent before filming begins. These costs can include rights for the material on which the screenplay …
38above — preposition & adverb 1》 at a higher level or rank than. ↘higher than a particular amount or rate. 2》 in preference to. 3》 [as adverb] (in printed text) mentioned earlier. Phrases above all (else) more so than anything else. above board… …
39above — a·bove || É™ bÊŒv adj. mentioned earlier in the same text adv. overhead, over, in a higher place; more; aforementioned (in a text) prep. over; higher than; more than n. something previously mentioned, something previously indicated …
40above-named — adjective Mentioned or named before; aforesaid. The Jewish fires were the heaviest blows we had had; for though the Waddingley Cotton mills had been burnt in 1822, at a loss to the Company of 80,000£, and though the Patent Erostratus Match… …
