above

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˈbʌv/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/əˈbʌv/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ə buv′)

Collocations for "above"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "above" in context.

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above

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
prep
  1. above the [stove, building, trees]
  2. above [water, ground, surface] (level)
  3. above [all, all else, others]
  4. you above all (others)
adv
  1. the [stars, sky, heavens, Lord] above
  2. a [gift, blessing] from above
  3. (please) see above
  4. click above to [remove, proceed, check]
  5. [click, see] above for more [details, information]
  6. above you can [see, find]
  7. as [written, seen, illustrated, stated] above
  8. the [reasons, information] given above
  9. above are [some, a few] examples
  10. [his IQ, her performance] is above average
n
  1. [click, refer to, see] the above
  2. [please, can you] confirm the above
  3. none of the above
  4. apart from the above
  5. from the above we can [see, deduce, confirm]
  6. from the above it [follows, is clear] that
  7. with the above in mind
  8. the above is [based on, extracted from]
adj
  1. the above [information]
additional examples
  1. above the [stove, building, trees]
  2. [click, refer to, see] the above
  3. the [stars, sky, heavens, Lord] above
  4. above [water, ground, surface] (level)
  5. [please, can you] confirm the above
  6. a [gift, blessing] from above
  7. above [all, all else, others]
  8. none of the above
  9. (please) see above
  10. you above all (others)
  11. apart from the above
  12. click above to [remove, proceed, check]
  13. from the above we can [see, deduce, confirm]
  14. [click, see] above for more [details, information]
  15. from the above it [follows, is clear] that
  16. above you can [see, find]
  17. with the above in mind
  18. as [written, seen, illustrated, stated] above
  19. the above is [based on, extracted from]
  20. the [reasons, information] given above
  21. above are [some, a few] examples
  22. above and below
  23. [his IQ, her performance] is above average
  24. above-average [intelligence, wages, age]
  25. the above [information]
  26. the above- [mentioned, referenced, stated]
'above' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
additional - age - all - argument - arrow - as - attainment - average - benchmark - beyond - blessing - blouse - bomb - cart - chart - cupboard - current - definition - dew - diagram - discuss - dot - dove - drop - eagle - elbow - equal - example - expectation - explain - figure - film - fireplace - fly - fray - glimpse - hang - head - heat - heaven - high - hip - hundred - illustrate - image - jacket - knee - leakage - legal - lift

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