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Question 1 of 7
Fill in the blank: I canāt figure out _____ gave me this gift.
Idioms about 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) by + 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.
Words nearby above
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How to use above in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for above
Word Origin for above
Old English abufan, from a- on + bufan above
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