ABOVE ALL Definition & Meaning

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above all

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most important of all; before everything else; chiefly:
Above all, the little girl wanted a piano.
He said that, above all else, he was a dad of two young children.

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Origin of above all¹

First recorded in 1350–1400

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Idioms and Phrases

More than anything else, as in A winter hike calls for good equipment, but above all it requires careful planning . This phrase first appears in William Langland's Piers Ploughman (1377), in which the narrator exhorts readers to love the Lord God above all. Also see first and last .

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Example Sentences

The Beltran’s apartment encapsulates their design sensibility and “above all, the people we love.”

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Heresy to admit it, but I questioned some of her choices and even doubted whether the role of Rose was an ideal fit for the Broadway performer I hold above all others.

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“On paper, they have the most powerful unit, above all with pitching, which is extraordinarily good,” Jarrín said, going as far as to say they’ll win the National League.

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As a bonus, the weirdness "triggers" the liberals, which is the goal above all others in Trumpland.

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The First Amendment actually elevates political speech above all other forms of individual expression.

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