Above

(a-bŭv'), prep. [A-S. abufan, above, from bufan, bufon, above; compounded of prefix be and ufan, ufon, ufa, above, Ger. oben.]

1Sense 1. Higher in place.

The fowls that fly above the earth. Gen. i. 20.

2Sense 2. Superior to in any respect; surpassing; beyond; as, things above comprehension; above mean actions.

I saw in the way a light from heaven above the brightness of the sun. Acts xxvi. 13.

3Sense 3. More in number, quantity, or degree than.

Hananiah feared God above many. Neh. vii. 2.

He was seen by above five hundred brethren. 1 Cor. xv. 6.

1Sense 1. In a higher place; overhead; in or from heaven; as, the clouds above.

Every good gift . . . is from above. Jas. 1. 17.

2Sense 2. Before in rank or order. “That was said above.” Dryden.

3Sense 3. Higher in rank or power; as, he appealed to the court above.

Above all, before every other consideration; chiefly; in preference to other things.—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.