<p><strong>Adverb</strong></p><ul><li>in, at, or to a higher place.</li><li>overhead, upstairs, or in the sky: My brother lives in the apartment above.</li><li>higher in rank, authority, or power: She was told to speak to the person above.</li><li>higher in quantity or number: books with 100 pages and above.</li><li>before or earlier, especially in a book or other piece of writing; foregoing: the remark quoted above.</li><li>in or to heaven: gone to her eternal rest above.</li><li>Zoology: on the upper or dorsal side.</li><li>Theater: upstage.</li><li>Compare below (def 9): higher than zero on the temperature scale: The temperature dropped to ten above this morning.</li></ul><p><strong>Preposition</strong></p><ul><li>in or to a higher place than; over: to fly above the clouds; the floor above ours.</li><li>more in quantity or number than; in excess of: The program is open to all girls above six years of age. The weight is above a ton.</li><li>superior in rank, authority, or standing to: A captain is above a lieutenant.</li><li>beyond the reach of or exempted from (dishonorable thoughts or deeds), especially in the eyes of others: So scrupulously had she maintained her reputation that she was above suspicion. As professional adults, we ought to be above bad behavior.</li><li>too honorable a character; too good for: He refused to participate, being above such trickery.</li><li>rather than; in preference to: to favor one child above the other.</li><li>beyond, especially north of: six miles above Baltimore.</li><li>Theater: upstage of.</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>said, mentioned, or written above; foregoing: the above explanation.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>something that was said, mentioned, or written above: to refer to the above.</li><li>the person or persons previously indicated: The above will all stand trial.</li><li>heaven: truly a gift from above.</li><li>a higher authority: an order from above.</li></ul>