upper

[US]/ˈʌpə(r)/
[UK]/ˈʌpər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj.situated above or on top;;higher in position.

Phrases & Collocations

upper level

upper body

upper management

upper class

upper part

upper limit

upper bound

upper hand

upper end

upper lip

upper layer

upper mantle

upper respiratory tract

upper arm

upper surface

upper right

upper leather

upper side

upper cover

upper atmosphere

upper house

upper limb

Example Sentences

the upper social orders.

the Upper Palaeolithic age.

the upper end of a hall

adduction of the upper limb

the tenuity of the upper atmosphere.

the upper bunk; the upper half of the class.

the upper deck of the car park.

elevators of the upper lip.

the indentation between the upper lip and the nose.

the upper limit of the tidal reaches.

the union of Upper and Lower Egypt.

a slight movement of the upper body.

Real-world Examples

It's spoken across the country generally by middle, upper middle and upper class people.

Source: Learning charging station

He's basically working up to the upper partials.

Source: Listening to Music (Video Version)

So acute pyelonephritis is a type of upper urinary tract infection.

Source: Osmosis - Urinary

States along the river are grouped into an upper and lower Basin.

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

And she scanned their upper arms and lower legs.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds May 2018 Collection

Giant heathers, lobelias and groundsel grow on its upper slopes.

Source: BBC documentary "Our Planet"

For the upper half of the right side of the face, things begin similarly.

Source: Osmosis - Nerve

This sense of opacity and impenetrability gives the authorities the upper hand.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Still, there are a few. What's your upper limit for the rent?

Source: Cambridge IELTS Listening Actual Test 8

This tightness results from a lesion in an upper motor neuron.

Source: Osmosis - Nerve

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