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# above

«above» in Mova's school dictionary: **higher than something** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

preposition, adverb (above); adjective (the above)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Above means higher than something. The sky is above the ground. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/above/#m1)

2) Above also means more than a number or level: above 10, above zero, above average. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/above/#m2)

3) In a book, above means earlier on the page: see the picture above. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/above/#m3)

4) Above all means most importantly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/above/#m4)

5) Above can also mean too proud or too good to do something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/above/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In maths: a position, or more than a number (above 10, above zero); also «the floor above» in a building; with floors or heights you add; on a number line, above zero is positive. In science: temperatures above zero, above sea level. Phrases: above all, above zero, above sea level, above average, the floor above, as shown above.

### examples

- The temperature is 5 degrees above zero. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/above/#x1)
- How many numbers above 20 are in the list? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/above/#x2)
- She lives 3 floors above Tom. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/above/#x3)
- The bird flew 12 m above the tree. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/above/#x4)
- The town is 300 m above sea level. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/above/#x5)
- Hang the picture above the bed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/above/#x6)
- Look at the table above to answer the question. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/above/#x7)
- Above all, be kind. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/above/#x8)
- His marks were above average. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/above/#x9)
- He was above all that sort of thing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/above/#x10)

### note

Opposite: below. A comparison: «above» means more or higher; with floors or heights you add. Trap: «above 10» does not include 10 itself. Trap: «3 floors above the 2nd floor» is the 5th floor.

### In the corpora

- [Above them are «royal sources», newspaper columns and online guesses — some right, many wrong, none of them checkable.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/44-the-royal-family-in-the-news-a-wedding-a-move-to-america-an-interview-and-a-book/4/)
- [Parental controls can ask for a PIN before films above a chosen age, such as 12 or 13+, will play.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/60-next-time-switch-off-tell-and-parental-controls/15/)
- [Five lines give a good range of notes; for notes above or below the staff, short extra lines are added.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/2-reading-music-notes-beats-and-rhythm/6/)
- [Elephants can swim and use the trunk as a snorkel, keeping only its tip above the water.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/21-elephants-the-trunk/10/)
- [Elephants swim well, using the trunk held above the water like a snorkel.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/83-elephant-house-herds-feet-food-mouse-myth/17/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «above» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/above/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.