atop
4
2.9
On the top of something, showing where something happens
- adverb
- /əˈtɑp/
:
encima de
- The flag fluttered gently atop the tallest building in the city.
- sat atop
- stand atop
- perched atop
Glenn, you obviously sit atop and rule with an iron fist a very powerful civic museum.
- Glenn, you obviously sit atop and rule with an iron fist a very powerful civic museum.
Examples
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From atop, we watched the sun disappear.
Academic text (2007) -
So those of us who live atop shale are living atop of old ancient sea floors.
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It's true what they say about the view from atop; once you've seen it, you don't want to come down.
Blog text (6) -
"I'm with you," says Marianne with equal triumph, grinning as she gathers a pair of CDs from atop.
Fiction book (1999) -
The cat slept peacefully atop the warm windowsill.
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She placed the book atop the stack of papers on her desk.
Synonyms
on
vsatop
∞
1.0
Above and touching a surface, or taking part in an activity
describes only being exactly at the top not general touching or abstract uses
Antonyms
Surface Forms
atop positive
Morphology
Etymology
Atop comes from the old phrase at + top, which literally means 'at the top'. So when used as an adverb, atop tells you something is 'on the top' of something.