above
Speech parts
1. above - Noun
2. above - Adjective
3. above - Adverb
4. above - Preposition
6. above - Adjective Satellite
Meaning
In or to a higher place; higher than; on or over the upper surface; over; -- opposed to below or beneath.
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.
Surpassing in number or quantity; more than; as, above a hundred. (Passing into the adverbial sense. See Above, adv., 4.)
In a higher place; overhead; into or from heaven; as, the clouds above.
Earlier in order; higher in the same page; hence, in a foregoing page.
Higher in rank or power; as, he appealed to the court above.
More than; as, above five hundred were present.
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May your divinity, Lord, take pleasure in me and lead me above the world to be with you.
The disciples worshipped the most high Lord Who had come down from heaven, made the earth into heaven and gone up again whence He came, having united things below with things above and formed one Church, at the same time heavenly and earthly, to the glory of His love for mankind.
Why does a person become bad? Because he forgets that God is above him.
You will often see a high collar above an empty stomach.
The most beautiful things in the universe are the starry heavens above us and the feeling of duty within us.
When it is in an unlucky phase, the vulture below, shits on the vulture above.