1. At a higher position than
   "the picture above radiator"; "the light above the table";
   - over

1. (in writing) at an earlier place
   "see above";
   - supra
    
2. In or to a place that is higher
   "The eagle soared in a higher place above the mountains";
   - higher up, in a higher place, to a higher place

1. An earlier section of a written text
   "for instructions, refer to the above"

1. Appearing earlier in the same text
   "flaws in the above interpretation"

Derived forms: aboves

See also: preceding

Type of: section, subdivision

Antonym: below

Encyclopedia: Above, Over and Beyond