Meaning of "above"

above •

adv.
• • in a place above or higher: sa itaas, nasa itaas prep. over, higher than, more than: sa ibabaw, higit sa, lalo sa

adj.
• • superior to, not stooping to, not lowering oneself: hindi nagpapakababa

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rise

v.
• • 1. to go up, come up: magpaitaas, tumaas, pumaitaas, pumailanglang
  • 2. to go higher, to increase: tumaas, lumaki, lumakas, maragdagan
  • 3. to come above the horizon: sumikat
  • 4. to start, begin: magsimula, magmula, magbuhat
  • 5. to revolt, to rebel: maghimagsik, paghimagsikan, magbangon, bumangon, mag-alsa, pag-alsahan
  • 6. to give rise to, to start, to begin, to cause, to bring about: maging dahilan (sanhi), pagmulan, panggalingan, pagsimulan, lumikha

calm

adj.
• • 1. quiet: tahimik, kalma, payapa, kalma
  • 2. not afraid: hindi takot
  • 3. not nervous: hindi ninenerbiyos
  • 4. peaceful, untroubled: matiwasay, tiwasay

v.
• • 1. to pacify or make calm: magpatahimik, patahimikin, magpapayapa, pumayapa, payapain, papayapain
  • 2. to calm one who is angry: magpahinahon, pahinahunin, magpalamig ng ulo, palamigin ang ulo
  • 3. to calm one who is nervous or afraid: magpapanatag ng loob, papanatagin ang loob
  • 4. to set at rest: magpatiwasay, itiwasay, patiwasayin
  • 5. to be or become calm according to meanings above: tumahimik, pumayapa, humupa, pumanatag, lumamig ang ulo, maglubag ang loob, tumiwasay

n.
• • 1. quietness, stillness: katahimikan
  • 2. ease of mind: hinahon, kahinahunan

over

adj.
• • done, finished: tapos na

adv/prep.
• • 1. above: nasa itaas, sa itaas
  • 2. across, on or to the other side of: sa ibayo, sa kabila
  • 3. across a space or distance: doon, roon
  • 4. on, upon: sa ibabaw
  • 5. all through, over the whole: sa buo, sa lahat ng dako
  • 6. at an end, done with, settled: tapos na, nagwakas na
  • 7. on account of: dahil sa
  • 8. too, excessively: labis, masyado, lubha
  • 9. more than: mahigit sa, higit sa
  • 10. over again, once more: minsan pa
  • 11. over and over, again and again: paulit-ulit
  • 12. over and above, besides or in addition to: bukod sa, higit sa lahat

height

n.
• • 1. distance above a base, altitude: taas
  • 2. highest part: kaitaasan, katayugan
  • 3. highest point, greatest degree: tugatog, karurukan, sukdulan, kasukdulan

forehead

n.
• • the part of the face above the eyes: noo

hang

v.
• • 1. to fasten to something above: magbitin, ibitin
  • 2. to fasten: magkabit, ikabit
  • 3. to hang clothes on a hanger: maghanger, ihanger, magsabit, isabit
  • 4. to hang on a hook, etc.: magsabit, isabit
  • 5. to suspend: magbitin, ibitin, maglawit, ilawit
  • 6. to hang laundry on a clothes line, etc.: magsampay, isampay
  • 7. to put to death by hanging: bigtihin (this term also means to strangle), bitayin (gen. term for execution)

n.
• • way in which a thing hangs: bitin, pagkakabitin, lawit, pagkakalawit, sabit, pagkakasabit

elevation

n.
• • 1. raised place, high place: kataasan
  • 2. height above the earths surface: taas
  • 3. height above the sea level: ang taas sa kapantayan ng dagat
  • 4. the act of elevating: pagtataas, pagkakataas

suspend

v.
• • 1. to hang down by attaching to something above: magbitin, ibitin, magpalawit, palawitin, ilawit
  • 2. to stop or cause to stop for a while: magpatigil, itigil, patigilin, magpahinto, pahintuin, ihinto, sumansala, sansalain, pumigil, pigilin, ipahinga, bumimbin, bimbinin
  • 3. to remove or exclude for a while from some privilege or job: magsuspinde, suspindihin, isuspinde, pumigil, pigilin
  • 4. to keep undecided, put off: bumimbin, bimbinin, magpaliban, ipagpaliban

miracle

n.
• • 1. a wonderful happening that is above, against, or independent of the known laws of nature: himala, milagro
  • 2. something marvelous, a wonder: kababalaghan
  • 3. remarkable example: kataka-taka

general

adj.
• • 1. for all: kalahatan, panlahat, pangkalahatan
  • 2. in general, usually, commonly: karaniwan, kalimitan
  • 3. not detailed as in a general plan: masaklaw na panukala

n.
• • an army officer above a coronel: heneral

all

n.
• • 1. everyone, every one of: lahat, lahat-lahat, ang lahat
  • 2. each and everyone: bawat isa

adj.
• • 1. entire: buo, tanan, kabuoan
  • 2. above all: higit sa lahat

upper

adj.
• • 1. higher: itaas, dakong itaas
  • 2. to have the upper hand means to be in control of: mamahala, pamahalaan, nasa kapangyarihan (kamay) ng o ni
  • 3. to have the advantages: may bentaha

n.
• • the part of a shoe above the sole: ang dahon (ibabaw, pang-ibabaw) ng sapatos

dominant

adj.
• • 1. rising high above its surroundings: nangingibabaw, pinakamataas
  • 2. ruling, governing: nakapangyayari, makapangyarihan, nakapananaig
  • 3. influential: nakapamamayani
  • 4. principal: pangunahin

surplus

n.
• • amount over and above what is needed, extra quantity left over, excess: labis, sobra, labi, natira, tira

adj.
• • more than is needed: labis, kalabisan, sobra, labi

nose

n.
• • 1. the part of the face just above the mouth: ilong
  • 2. sense of smell: pangamoy
  • 3. the part that stands out, esp. the bow of a ship or boat: nguso, ungos

v.
• • 1. to smell: umamoy, amuyan, maamuyan
  • 2. to pry into: umamoy, amuyan, humanap, hanapin, magmanman,
  • 3. to poke ones nose into other peoples business (coll.), to interfere: makialam, pakialaman
  • 4. to pay through the nose (coll.), to pay too much: magbayad nang labis (napakamahal)
  • 5. to blow the nose: suminga, isinga, pasingahin
  • 6. to wipe the nose: magpahid ng ilong, pahiran ang ilong
  • 7. bridge of the nose: balingusan

stem

n.
• • 1. the main part of a plant above the ground which supports the other parts: katawan
  • 2. the part of a flower, fruit or leaf that joins it to the plant or tree: tangkay
  • 3. anything like the stem of a plant: manggo, hawakan, tangkay
  • 4. the root of a word: ugat ng salita

v.
• • 1. to stop, to check, to dam up: umampat, ampatin, sumugpo, sugpuin, magpatigil, patigilin
  • 2. to stem from, to come from: magmula, pagmulan, manggaling, panggalingan

up

adv.
• • from a lower to a higher place: paitaas, pataas prep. near the top of, at the top of: sa itaas ng

adj.
• • 1. in an erect position: patayo, nakatayo, patindig, nakatindig
  • 2. above the ground: litaw, nakalitaw, nasa ibabaw
  • 3. out of bed: nakabangon na
  • 4. at an end: tapos na
  • 5. to climb up: umakyat, akyatin
  • 6. to come up: pumanhik, panhikin
  • 7. to get up: bumangon, magbangon, tumayo, tumindig
  • 8. to set up, to put up: magtayo, itayo
  • 9. ups and downs: tagumpay at pagkabigo, pagbuti at pagsama ng kapalaran

v.
• • to raise: magpataas, pataasin, magpalaki, palakhin

on

prep.
• • 1. above and supported by: sa, sa ibabaw
  • 2. touching so as to cover or be around: Commonly expressed by "sa."
  • 3. resting on: nasa
  • 4. close to, located: malapit sa, nasa
  • 5. at the past or previous time of: nang, noong
  • 6. at the future time of: sa
  • 7. for the purpose of: dahil sa
  • 8. against or upon: nasa
  • 9. among: kabilang sa, nasa
  • 10. concerning, in relation to, in connection with: tungkol sa, hinggil sa adv. in the direction of, toward: papunta sa, patungo sa

adj.
• • 1. taking place: mayroon na, nagsisimula na
  • 2. and so on, and more of the same: at iba pang gaya (kagaya) nito
  • 3. on and on, without stopping: nang walang tigil

high

adj.
• • 1. tall: mataas (gen. term)
  • 2. up above the ground: mataas, matayog
  • 3. up above others: mataas
  • 4. great: dakila
  • 5. strong: mataas
  • 6. high, applied to voice, high-toned: mataas ang boses
  • 7. high, applied to voice, shrill-sounding: matinis
  • 8. haughty: mapagmataas
  • 9. high spirits, cheerfulness, gaiety: kasiglahan, masayang kalooban (kalooban), pagkagalak

eyebrow

n.
• • the line of hair above the eye: kilay

bulge

n.
• • 1. a protuberance or swelling: umbok, tambok, usli
  • 2. bulge of the cheeks: tambok ng pisngi
  • 3. bulge of the eyes: usli, luwa
  • 4. bulge of the stomach: umbok, tambok, bundat

v.
• • to bulge (according to above meanings): umumbok, tumambok, umusli

tumana

n.
• • wide, level highland (above water level)

ibabaw

n.
• • upper crust or surface, top adv. (sa ibabaw) over, above, on top

lutang

n.
• • buoy lutang

adj.
• • floating, adrift

v.
• • lumutang (-um-) to rise above the surface (of liquids). Lumutang ang bangkay sa ilog. The corpse floated in the river.