1 above
Pronounced:
/əˈbʌv/
Function:
adverbMeaning:
1 : in or to a higher place ▪ They stood under the tree and looked at the branches above. [=overhead] ▪ The stars shone above. [=in the sky] ▪ The stairs lead above [=upstairs] to the bedrooms. ▪ up above and down below ◊The opposite of every sense of above is below.
2 : in or to a higher rank or number ▪ Students in the grade above [=in the next grade] study algebra. ▪ Groups of six and above [=of six or more] need reservations. ▪ a game that is suitable for children at/of age 10 and above [=older]
3 : above zero ▪ Temperatures range from 5 below to 5 above.
4 : higher, further up, or earlier on the same page or on a preceding page : at a previous point in the same document ▪ Write to us at the address shown above. [=at the above address] ▪ Except as noted above, all the information can be verified. ▪ the person named above = the above-named person
2 : in or to a higher rank or number ▪ Students in the grade above [=in the next grade] study algebra. ▪ Groups of six and above [=of six or more] need reservations. ▪ a game that is suitable for children at/of age 10 and above [=older]
3 : above zero ▪ Temperatures range from 5 below to 5 above.
4 : higher, further up, or earlier on the same page or on a preceding page : at a previous point in the same document ▪ Write to us at the address shown above. [=at the above address] ▪ Except as noted above, all the information can be verified. ▪ the person named above = the above-named person
from above
1 : from a higher place or position ▪ It looks like a cross when viewed from above.
2 : from someone with greater power or authority ▪ waiting for orders from above
2 : from someone with greater power or authority ▪ waiting for orders from above