above: pengertian dan definisi

Superior to in rank, position, or number; greater than: put principles above expediency.

On high; overhead: the clouds above.

In heaven; heavenward.

Upstairs: a table in the dining room above.

To a degree that is over zero: 15° above.

In or to a higher place.

In an earlier part of a given text: "The problems cited above have led to a number of suggestions for reform” ( Wharton Magazine).

In or to a higher rank or position: the ranks of major and above.

Over or higher than: a cool spring above the timberline.

Beyond the level or reach of: a shot that was heard above the music.

In preference to.

Too honorable to bend to: I am above petty intrigue.

More than: somewhat above normal temperature.

Upstream of: a dam positioned ten miles above the town.

North of: Minnesota is above Iowa.

An earlier part of a given text: Refer to the above for that information.

The person or persons already referred to in a text: The above hereby affix their signatures.

Appearing earlier in the same text: flaws in the above interpretation.

above all Over and above all other factors or considerations: Above all, tell the truth.