Idioms for above
above all,
most important of all; principally: charity above all.
Origin of above
before 900; Middle English
above(n) (Cf.
aboon), Old English
abufan, onbufan (
a-1,
on +
bufan above (cognate with Dutch
boven), equivalent to
b(e)
by1 +
ufan, cognate with Old Frisian
uva, Old Saxon
oban(a), Old High German
obana, German
oben, Old Norse
ofan above; akin to
over); see
up; cf.
about for formation
usage note for above
Above as an adjective (
the above data ) or as a noun (
study the above ) referring to what has been mentioned earlier in a piece of writing has long been standard. A few critics object to these uses in general writing, believing that they are more appropriate in business or technical contexts; they occur, however, in all kinds of edited writing.
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Word Origin for above
Old English
abufan, from
a- on +
bufan above
Idioms and Phrases with above
above