prep.
&
adv.
- at a higher level or rank than.
▸higher than a particular amount or rate.
- in preference to.
-
[as adv.]
(in printed text) mentioned earlier.
Phrase
- above all
(else)
more so than anything else. - above board
legitimate and honest. - above oneself
conceited. - not be above
be capable of stooping to (an unworthy act).
Etymology
OE abufan, from a- ‘on’ + bufan (from bi ‘by’ + ufan ‘above’).