In vs Above - What's the difference?
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# Part of; a member of.
# Pertaining to (that particular thing).
# At the end of a period of time.
# Within a certain elapsed time
# During (said of periods of time).
Into.
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(obsolete) To enclose; to take in; to harvest.
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(lb) Located indoors, especially at home or the office, or inside something.
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Moving to the interior of a defined space, such as a building or room.
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*:Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in , the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out. Indeed, a nail filed sharp is not of much avail as an arrowhead; you must have it barbed, and that was a little beyond our skill.
(lb) Still eligible to play, e.g. able to bat in cricket and baseball.
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(lb) Abbreviation of in aid of.
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After the beginning of something.
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(sport) The state of a batter/batsman who is currently batting – see innings
A re-entrant angle; a nook or corner.
In fashion; popular.
Incoming.
(nautical, of the sails of a vessel) Furled or stowed.
(legal) With privilege or possession; used to denote a holding, possession, or seisin.
Physically over; on top of; worn on top of, as clothing.
In or to a higher place; higher than; on or over the upper surface; — opposed to below'' or ''beneath .
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Farther north than.
Rising; appearing out of reach height-wise.
Figuratively, higher than; superior to in any respect; surpassing; higher in measure, degree, volume, or pitch, etc. than; out of reach; not exposed to; not likely to be affected by; incapable of negative actions or thoughts.
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Higher in rank, status, or position.
In addition to; besides.
Surpassing in number or quantity; more than; as, above a hundred.
In preference to.
Too proud to stoop; averse to; disinclined; too honorable to give.
(theater) Upstage.
Beyond; on the other side.
Directly overhead; vertically on top of.
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Higher in the same page; earlier in the order as far as writing products go.
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Into or from heaven; in the sky.
In a higher place; upstairs; farther upstream.
Higher in rank, power, or position.
(archaic) In addition.
More in number.
Above zero; above freezing.
(biology) On the upper half or the dorsal surface of an animal.
Of heaven; heavenly.
Being located higher on the same page or on a preceding page.
Heaven.
Something, especially a person's name in legal documents, that appears higher on the same page or on a preceding page.
Higher authority.
Above is often used further elliptically as a noun by omitting the noun, where it is should be clear what is omitted.
As prepositions the difference between in and above
is that in is Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position within spatial, temporal or other limitsabove is physically over; on top of; worn on top of, as clothing.As adverbs the difference between in and above
is that in is located indoors, especially at home or the office, or inside something while above is directly overhead; vertically on top of.As nouns the difference between in and above
is that in is a position of power or a way to get it while above is heaven.As adjectives the difference between in and above
is that in is in fashion; popular while above is of heaven; heavenly.As a verb in
is to enclose; to take in; to harvest.As an abbreviation IN
is indiana, a state of the United States of America.As an initialism IN
is internegative; a type of film stock, most commonly used regarding 35mm motion picture negative.in
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl), from (etyl) .Preposition
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- In returning to the vault, I had no very sure purpose in mind; only a vague surmise that this finding of Blackbeard's coffin would somehow lead to the finding of his treasure.
- Her generosity was rewarded in the success of its recipients.
- tourists sometimes attempt to pay in euros or British pounds.
Verb
- He that ears my land spares my team and gives me leave to in the crop.
Etymology 2
(etyl) inneAdverb
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Noun
(en noun)- His parents got him an in with the company
Antonyms
* outAdjective
(en adjective)- Skirts are in this year.
- the in train''
- in''' by descent; '''in''' by purchase; '''in of the seisin of her husband
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Etymology 3
Statistics
*References
* Andrea Tyler and Vyvyan Evans, "Bounded landmarks", in The Semantics of English Prepositions: Spatial Scenes, Embodied Meaning and Cognition , Cambridge University Press, 2003, 0-521-81430 8above
English
Preposition
(English prepositions)- Fowl that may fly above the earth.
- Thy worth […] is actions above my gifts.
- I saw in the way a light from heaven above the brightness of the sun.
Usage notes
* (surpassing in number or quantity) Passing into the adverbial sense.Derived terms
* above all * above average * above one's bend * above the law * above the salt * over and aboveAdverb
(-)- That was said above .
- He's in a better place now, floating free as the clouds ''above .
- He appealed to the court above .
- It was a cold day at only 5 above .
- The sparrow I saw was rufous above and off-white below.
Derived terms
* "Above" is also used as the first part of a compound in the sense of before'', ''previously''; as, ''above''-cited, ''above''-described, ''above''-mentioned, ''above''-named, ''above''-said, ''above''-specified, ''above''-written, ''above -given.Adjective
(-)Usage notes
* Above is often used elliptically as an adjective by omitting the word said'', ''mentioned'', ''quoted , or the like: ** the above (-said) observations ** the above (-cited) reference ** the above (-quoted) articlesNoun
(-)Usage notes
- See the above .