slovo | definícia |
above (mass) | above
- hore, nad |
above (encz) | above,nad |
above (encz) | above,nade Zdeněk Brož |
above (encz) | above,nahoru |
above (encz) | above,nahoře |
above (encz) | above,shora |
above (encz) | above,shora uvedený Zdeněk Brož |
above (encz) | above,výše |
above (encz) | above,výše uvedený Zdeněk Brož |
Above (gcide) | Above \A*bove"\, prep. [OE. above, aboven, abuffe, AS. abufon;
an (or on) on + be by + ufan upward; cf. Goth. uf under.
[root]199. See Over.]
1. In or to a higher place; higher than; on or over the upper
surface; over; -- opposed to below or beneath.
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Fowl that may fly above the earth. --Gen. i. 20.
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2. 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. "Thy worth . . . is actions above my
gifts." --Marlowe.
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I saw in the way a light from heaven above the
brightness of the sun. --Acts xxxvi.
13.
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3. Surpassing in number or quantity; more than; as, above a
hundred. (Passing into the adverbial sense. See Above,
adv., 4.)
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above all, before every other consideration; chiefly; in
preference to other things.
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Over and above, prep. or adv., besides; in addition to.
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Above (gcide) | Above \A*bove"\, adv.
1. In a higher place; overhead; into or from heaven; as, the
clouds above.
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2. Earlier in order; higher in the same page; hence, in a
foregoing page. "That was said above." --Dryden.
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3. Higher in rank or power; as, he appealed to the court
above.
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4. More than; as, above five hundred were present.
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Note: Above is often used elliptically as an adjective by
omitting the word mentioned, quoted, or the like; as,
the above observations, the above reference, the above
articles. -- Above is also used substantively. "The
waters that come down from above." --Josh. iii. 13.
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compound in the sense of before, previously; as,
above-cited, above-described, above-mentioned,
above-named, abovesaid, abovespecified, above-written,
above-given.
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above (wn) | above
adv 1: at an earlier place; "see above" [syn: above, supra]
[ant: below]
2: in or to a place that is higher [syn: above, higher up,
in a higher place, to a higher place] [ant: {at a lower
place}, below, beneath, to a lower place]
adj 1: appearing earlier in the same text; "flaws in the above
interpretation"
n 1: an earlier section of a written text; "for instructions
refer to the above" |
| podobné slovo | definícia |
above (mass) | above
- hore, nad |
above it (mass) | above it
- nad tým |
aboveboard (mass) | aboveboard
- otvorený, poctivo, otvorene |
abovementioned (mass) | above-mentioned
- vyššie spomenutý |
abovenamed (mass) | above-named
- vyššie označený, vyššie pomenovaný |
a cut above (encz) | a cut above,lepší výsledek Zdeněk Brož |
above (encz) | above,nad above,nade Zdeněk Brožabove,nahoru above,nahoře above,shora above,shora uvedený Zdeněk Brožabove,výše above,výše uvedený Zdeněk Brož |
above all (encz) | above all,především |
above and beyond the call of duty (encz) | above and beyond the call of duty,více než je očekáváno Zdeněk Brož |
above board (encz) | above board,čestný [brit.] Pavel Cvrček |
above me (encz) | above me,na mě moc [id.] it is above me - na to nestačím Rostislav
Svoboda |
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