Above or above? What is the correct form, when and how to use it

A Portuguese language it is full of rules, which ends up leaving many people in doubt about how to write certain words.

This mainly applies to expressions that have similar pronunciations but are spelled differently.

In this case, we can cite: above or above. Both words exist in our language, but they are applied in different contexts. Understand!

Above

The word above is an adverb of place, with the sense that something is located in a superior position. The expression is an antonym of "below".

For a better understanding, see the following examples with above:

• I left the car parked further up.
• His name is on the list above.
• His apartment is above yours.
• The city is located above sea level.

Above

The expression above it refers to something that is at the top, being synonymous with “up” and antonym of “from below”.

see the examples with the top and understand better:

• She looked me up and down.
• The elevator rose from bottom to top at a speed I've never seen.
• It took us more than five days to go from the bottom of the city to the top.
• Luiz walked from bottom to top before buying the property.

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