above
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1.0
- adjective
- /əˈbʌv/
:
arriba
- What is above is what matters
- described above
- mentioned above
- noted above
All right, the link to all the above is sadly diabetes.
- All right, the link to all the above is sadly diabetes.
- Well, I think all the above to what you said.
Examples
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However, unlike the nuclear option mentioned above, this note refuses to completely discard all statistical predictions.
Academic text (2017) -
We explain in Part III above, however, why this is unlikely to be so.
Academic text (2017) -
I picked D, "All of the above."
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Choose any four words from the list above and write them in the diagram.
Academic text (2013) -
Effectively, then, the options described above remain alive at least during the bankruptcy process.
Academic text (2017) -
Your solution should meet the requirements specified above and should help you address the objectives.
Academic text (2008) -
That means all the points above are going to be true.
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After the separate treatment processes mentioned above were completed, both groups took the same posttest.
Academic text (2013) -
Various weaknesses in the possible output measures described above certainly lend weight to this assessment.
Academic text (2017) -
Please refer to the instructions listed above for guidance on your project.
Synonyms
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6.1
Mentioned earlier in the same text or conversation
7
4.1
Mentioned earlier in the same text
1
6.3
Named earlier in this text
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9.2
Mentioned earlier in the same document or statement
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8.9
An item that comes before another in a list
Mentioned earlier in the text or speech
Says that something was mentioned earlier in this document
To point to something mentioned earlier in the document
Appears in notes or references to mean earlier in the text
Coming before something in time or order
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
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7.4
To have more success than people expect from your size or ability
Think you are more important or special than other people
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Above comes from old English parts a- meaning 'on' and bufan meaning 'up' or 'higher', so it is like the word over. Because lines earlier in a page are usually higher, we use above to mean 'mentioned earlier' in a text.