above all (things)

  • 11above all — {adv. phr.} Of first or highest importance; most especially. * /Children need many things, but above all they need love./ Syn.: FIRST AND LAST …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 12all-important — /ɔl ɪmˈpɔtnt/ (say awl im pawtnt) adjective essential; important above all things …

  • 13Above — A*bove , prep. [OE. above, aboven, abuffe, AS. abufon; an (or on) on + be by + ufan upward; cf. Goth. uf under. [root]199. See {Over}.] 1. In or to a higher place; higher than; on or over the upper surface; over; opposed to {below} or {beneath}.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 14above — a|bove [ ə bʌv ] function word *** Above can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): The birds were flying high above the trees. as an adverb (without a following noun): She stared up at the stars above. as an… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 15above — 1 preposition 1 in a higher position than something: Our office is above the hairdresser s. | Raise your: arms above your head. see also: over 1, opposite below1 (1) 2 more than a particular number, amount, or level: 500 feet above sea level |… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 16all — [[t]ɔ͟ːl[/t]] ♦ 1) PREDET: PREDET det pl n/n uncount You use all to indicate that you are referring to the whole of a particular group or thing or to everyone or everything of a particular kind. He felt betrayed by his mother, and this anger… …

    English dictionary

  • 17above */*/*/ — UK [əˈbʌv] / US adjective, adverb, preposition Summary: Above can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): The birds were flying high above the trees. as an adverb (without a following noun): She stared up at the… …

    English dictionary

  • 18above — Synonyms and related words: a cut above, above all, above and beyond, abovestairs, additionally, again, ahead, airward, all included, aloft, aloof, also, altogether, among other things, and all, and also, and so, ante, as well, ascendant, at… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 19all — /ɔl / (say awl) adjective 1. the whole of (with reference to quantity, extent, duration, amount, or degree): all Australia; all the year round. 2. the whole number of (with reference to individuals or particulars, taken collectively): all women.… …

  • 20All the Way My Savior Leads Me — Infobox Song Name = All the Way My Savior Leads Me Border = Caption = Type = Artist = alt Artist = Album = Published = 1875 Released = track no = Recorded = Genre = Length = Writer = Fanny J. Crosby Composer = Dr. Robert Lowry Label = Producer =… …

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