above

above adv

OE abufan.

1. Superior in rank; higher in power; greater in size; advanced in wisdom.
2. From a position watching over.
3. In heaven; in a celestial place; in a higher invisible realm.
4. Higher in position; in contrast with something lower.
5. In the sky; above the earth.

above prep

see above, adv.

1. Higher in altitude than.
2. Past the extent of; beyond the limitations of.
3. Louder than.
4. In a position over; in a place higher than.