1 : in or to a higher place
▪ They stood under the tree and looked at the branches above. [=overhead] ▪ The stars shone above. [=in the sky] ▪ The stairs lead above [=upstairs] to the bedrooms. ▪ up above and down below ◊The opposite of every sense of above is below. 2 : in or to a higher rank or number
▪ Students in the grade above [=in the next grade] study algebra. ▪ Groups of six and above [=of six or more] need reservations. ▪ a game that is suitable for children at/of age 10 and above [=older] 3 : above zero
▪ Temperatures range from 5 below to 5 above. 4 : higher, further up, or earlier on the same page or on a preceding page : at a previous point in the same document
▪ Write to us at the address shown above. [=at the above address] ▪ Except as noted above, all the information can be verified. ▪ the person named above = the above-named person
▪ They stood under the tree and looked at the branches above. [=overhead] ▪ The stars shone above. [=in the sky] ▪ The stairs lead above [=upstairs] to the bedrooms. ▪ up above and down below ◊The opposite of every sense of above is below.
▪ Students in the grade above [=in the next grade] study algebra. ▪ Groups of six and above [=of six or more] need reservations. ▪ a game that is suitable for children at/of age 10 and above [=older]
▪ Temperatures range from 5 below to 5 above.
▪ Write to us at the address shown above. [=at the above address] ▪ Except as noted above, all the information can be verified. ▪ the person named above = the above-named person
from above 1 : from a higher place or position
▪ It looks like a cross when viewed from above. 2 : from someone with greater power or authority
▪ waiting for orders from above
▪ It looks like a cross when viewed from above.
▪ waiting for orders from above







