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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)

upper

/ˈʌpə/

noun1 of 2

higher than others of the same kind

  • “Please take the sugar pot down from the upper shelf.”Tatoeba
  • “Look at my ad in the upper right hand corner.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

adjective2 of 2

At a higher level, rank or position.

Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)

upper: meaning, pronunciation and examples · Toofey