Definitions for the word "above" from multiple English dictionaries.
1. prep.
In or to a higher place; higher than; on or over the upper surface; over; -- opposed to below or beneath.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. prep.
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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. prep.
Surpassing in number or quantity; more than; as, above a hundred. (Passing into the adverbial sense. See Above, adv., 4.)
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. adv.
In a higher place; overhead; into or from heaven; as, the clouds above.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. adv.
Earlier in order; higher in the same page; hence, in a foregoing page.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. adv.
Higher in rank or power; as, he appealed to the court above.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. adv.
More than; as, above five hundred were present.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
8. prep.
1 over; on the top of; higher than; over the surface of (head above water; above the din). 2 more than (above twenty people). 3 higher in rank, importance, etc., than. 4 a too great or good for (not above cheating). B beyond the reach of (above my understanding; above suspicion). adv. 1 at or to a higher point; overhead (the floor above; the sky above). 2 earlier on a page or in a book (as noted above). adj. Preceding (the above argument). n. (prec. By the) preceding text (the above shows). above all most of all, more than anything else. Above oneself conceited, arrogant. [old english: related to *a2]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
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