above
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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "above"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

āωāĻĒāϰ⧇, āĻāϰ āωāĻĒāϰ⧇

to or at higher position without direct contact
above definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
We watched fireworks explode above the city skyline.
āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻļāĻšāϰ⧇āϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻžāχāϞāĻžāχāύ⧇āϰ āωāĻĒāϰ⧇ āφāϤāĻļāĻŦāĻžāϜāĻŋ āĻĢ⧇āĻŸā§‡ āϝ⧇āϤ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āϖ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤
1.1

āωāĻĒāϰ⧇, āĻ“āĻĒāϰ

at a higher place, especially overlooking or situated past a location
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The castle stands high above the river.
āĻĻ⧁āĻ°ā§āĻ—āϟāĻŋ āύāĻĻā§€āϰ āωāĻĒāϰ⧇ āωāĻšā§āĻšā§‡ āĻĻāĻžāρāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤
1.2

āωāĻĒāϰ⧇, āĻāϰ āωāĻĒāϰ⧇

at a physically higher layer or level in a vertical arrangement
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
There 's a bruise right above his left eye.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŽ āĻšā§‹āϖ⧇āϰ āĻ āĻŋāĻ• āωāĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāϞāĻļāĻŋāĻŸā§‡ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤
1.3

āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϰ⧇, āĻāϰ āĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻŋ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϰ⧇

farther north than a particular location
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Canada lies above the United States.
āĻ•āĻžāύāĻžāĻĄāĻž āĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ•āĻŋāύ āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāϰāĻžāĻˇā§āĻŸā§āϰ⧇āϰ āωāĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
02

āωāĻĒāϰ⧇, āĻāϰ āĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇ āωāĻšā§āϚ

used to indicate a higher position or status in terms of rank, authority, or hierarchy
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He was promoted to a position above mine.
āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āωāĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒāĻĻ⧇ āĻĒāĻĻā§‹āĻ¨ā§āύāϤāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
03

āωāĻĒāϰ⧇, āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻ­āĻžāϞ

too good for or of greater worth, dignity, or moral standard
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The judge insisted that no one is above the law.
āĻŦāĻŋāϚāĻžāϰāĻ• āĻœā§‹āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻŦāϞ⧇āϛ⧇āύ āϝ⧇ āϕ⧇āω āφāχāύ⧇āϰ āωāĻĒāϰ⧇ āύāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
04

āωāĻĒāϰ⧇, āĻāϰ āĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻŋ

used to express a preference or choice in favor of one option over another
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She chose loyalty above ambition.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āωāĻšā§āϚāĻžāĻ•āĻžāĻ™ā§āĻ•ā§āώāĻžāϰ āωāĻĒāϰ⧇ āφāύ⧁āĻ—āĻ¤ā§āϝ āĻŦ⧇āϛ⧇ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
05

āωāĻĒāϰ⧇, āĻāϰ āĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇ āωāĻšā§āϚ

at a louder volume, higher pitch, or more prominent sound level than others
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The siren wailed above the traffic noise.
āĻŸā§āϰāĻžāĻĢāĻŋāϕ⧇āϰ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ⧇āϰ āωāĻĒāϰ⧇ āϏāĻžāχāϰ⧇āύ āĻŦāĻžāϜāϞāĨ¤
06

āωāĻĒāϰ⧇, āĻāϰ āĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻŋ

greater than a specified number, rate, or standard
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Children above the age of five must have a ticket.
āĻĒāĻžāρāϚ āĻŦāĻ›āϰ⧇āϰ āωāĻ°ā§āĻ§ā§āĻŦ⧇ āĻŦāϝāĻŧāϏ⧇āϰ āĻļāĻŋāĻļ⧁āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϟāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋāϟ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
07

āωāĻĒāϰ⧇, āĻāϰ āωāĻĒāϰ⧇

(in theater) located farther toward the back of the stage from the audience's perspective
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They arranged the set pieces above the main playing area.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āϖ⧇āϞāĻžāϰ āĻāϞāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϰ āωāĻĒāϰ⧇ āϏ⧇āĻŸā§‡āϰ āϟ⧁āĻ•āϰ⧋āϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϏāĻžāϜāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
01

āωāĻĒāϰ⧇, āĻ“āĻĒāϰ⧇

in, at, or to a higher position
above definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The painting hung, with a spotlight shining just above.
āϚāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰāϟāĻŋ āĻā§āϞāĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻ āĻŋāĻ• āωāĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāϟāϞāĻžāχāϟ āĻœā§āĻŦāϞāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
02

āωāĻĒāϰ⧇, āωāĻĒāϰ⧇āϰ āϤāϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ

on an upper floor
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The children are playing above.
āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§āϚāĻžāϰāĻž āωāĻĒāϰ⧇ āϖ⧇āϞāϛ⧇āĨ¤
03

āωāĻĒāϰ⧇, āωāĻšā§āϚāϤāϰ

at a higher rank, grade, or official position
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She aimed to be promoted to manager or above.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāύ⧇āϜāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻž āωāĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻĒāĻĻā§‹āĻ¨ā§āύāϤāĻŋāϰ āϞāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āϝ āϰāĻžāϖ⧇āύāĨ¤
04

āωāĻĒāϰ⧇, āĻ…āϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽ āĻ•āϰ⧇

exceeding a particular amount, standard, or number
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Participants aged 18 or above must sign the form.
18 āĻŦāĻ›āϰ āĻŦāĻž āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻŋ āĻŦāϝāĻŧāϏ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļāĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĢāĻ°ā§āĻŽā§‡ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āώāϰ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
4.1

āωāĻĒāϰ⧇, āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ•

greater than zero on a temperature scale
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
It was a brisk 10 above at sunrise.
āϏ⧂āĻ°ā§āϝ⧋āĻĻāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻž āĻ›āĻŋāϞ 10 āωāĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϏāϤ⧇āϜāĨ¤
05

āωāĻĒāϰ⧇, āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŦ⧇

(in writing) in earlier parts of a text

supra

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Refer to the chart mentioned above.
āωāĻĒāϰ⧇ āωāĻ˛ā§āϞāĻŋāĻ–āĻŋāϤ āϚāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟāϟāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āϖ⧁āύāĨ¤
06

āωāĻĒāϰ⧇, āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ°ā§āϗ⧇

in or to heaven, the spiritual realm
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He spoke of meeting her again above someday.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻĻāĻŋāύ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āφāĻŦāĻžāϰ āωāĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻŦāϞ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
07

āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›āύ⧇, āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›āύ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇

(in theater) toward the back of a stage, farther from the audience
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The dancers regrouped above during the transition.
āύāĻ°ā§āϤāϕ⧀āϰāĻž āϰ⧂āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›āύ⧇ āĻĒ⧁āύāϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĻāϞāĻŦāĻĻā§āϧ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
08

āωāĻĒāϰ⧇, āĻļā§€āĻ°ā§āώ⧇

(in zoology) on the top or dorsal surface

dorsally

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Scales above gleam with a metallic sheen.
āωāĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻāϰ āφāρāĻļ āϧāĻžāϤāĻŦ āϚāĻ•āϚāϕ⧇ āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻāϞāĻŽāϞ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
01

āωāĻĒāϰ⧇ āωāĻ˛ā§āϞāĻŋāĻ–āĻŋāϤ, āωāĻĒāϰ⧇ āωāĻ˛ā§āϞāĻŋāĻ–āĻŋāϤ āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϤ

something already stated or mentioned earlier in writing or speech
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Refer to the above when answering the next set of questions.
āĻĒāϰ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϰ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇ āωāĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āϖ⧁āύāĨ¤
02

āωāĻĒāϰ⧇ āωāĻ˛ā§āϞāĻŋāĻ–āĻŋāϤ, āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŦ⧇ āωāĻ˛ā§āϞāĻŋāĻ–āĻŋāϤ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāϰāĻž

the individuals or group previously mentioned
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The above were nominated for leadership roles.
āωāĻĒāϰ⧇ āωāĻ˛ā§āϞāĻŋāĻ–āĻŋāϤ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻĻ⧇āϰ āύ⧇āϤ⧃āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŽāύ⧋āύ⧀āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
03

āωāĻĒāϰ⧇, āωāĻšā§āϚāϤāϰ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āϤ⧃āĻĒāĻ•ā§āώ

a higher power or ruling authority
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
New regulations came directly from the above.
āύāϤ⧁āύ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ āϏāϰāĻžāϏāϰāĻŋ āωāĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻāϏ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
04

āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ—, āφāĻ•āĻžāĻļ

the place believed to be heaven
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
It felt like a miracle sent straight from the above.
āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ…āϞ⧌āĻ•āĻŋāĻ• āϘāϟāύāĻžāϰ āĻŽāϤ⧋ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­ā§‚āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϝāĻž āϏāϰāĻžāϏāϰāĻŋ āωāĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻžāύ⧋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
01

āωāĻĒāϰ⧇ āωāĻ˛ā§āϞāĻŋāĻ–āĻŋāϤ, āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŦ⧇ āωāĻ˛ā§āϞāĻŋāĻ–āĻŋāϤ

already stated, mentioned, or written earlier
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Refer to the above chart when completing your assignment.
āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāϏāĻžāχāύāĻŽā§‡āĻ¨ā§āϟ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āωāĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āϚāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟāϟāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āϖ⧁āύāĨ¤
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