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up·per·most

 (ŭp′ər-mōst′)
adv. & adj.
In the highest position, place, or rank: finished uppermost in the standings; the uppermost balcony.
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uppermost

(ˈʌpəˌməʊst)
adj
highest in position, power, importance, etc
adv
in or into the highest position, etc
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up•per•most

(ˈʌp ərˌmoʊst)

adj. Also, upmost.
1. highest in place, order, rank, power, etc.
2. topmost; predominant: a subject of uppermost concern.
adv.
3. in or into the uppermost place.
[1475–85]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.uppermost - at or nearest to the topuppermost - at or nearest to the top; "the uppermost book in the pile"; "on the topmost step"
topmost, upmost
top - situated at the top or highest position; "the top shelf"
Adv.1.uppermost - in or into the most prominent position, as in the mind; "say what comes uppermost"
2.uppermost - in or into the highest position; "the blade turned uppermost"
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uppermost

adjective
1. top, highest, topmost, upmost, loftiest, most elevated John was on the uppermost floor of the three-storey gatehouse.
top lowest, bottom, lowermost, bottommost
2. supreme, greatest, chief, leading, main, primary, principal, dominant, paramount, foremost, predominant, pre-eminent Protection of sites is of uppermost priority.
supreme least, slightest, humblest, lowliest
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uppermost

adjective
Of, being, located at, or forming the top:
highest, loftiest, top, topmost, upmost.
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Translations
الأعلى، الأرفَع، الأسْمىفي أعلى دَرَجَةٍ أو مَكان
nejhořejšív popředí
øverst
legfelsõlegfelül
efstefstur, hæstur, æîstur
najvrchnejšív popredí
en güçlü olanen önemlien yüksekteki/üstteki

uppermost

[ˈʌpəməʊst]
A. ADJ
1. → el/la más alto/a
to put sth face uppermost → poner algo cara arriba
2. (fig) → principal, predominante
what is uppermost in sb's mind → lo que más le preocupa a algn
it was uppermost in my mind → me preocupaba más que cualquier otra cosa
B. ADV → encima
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uppermost

[ˈʌpərməʊst]
adj
(= topmost) [part, leaves, branches, floor] → le plus haut(la)(e)
(= paramount) [priority] → absolu(e)
to be uppermost in sb's mind → être la préoccupation majeure de qn
It was uppermost in my mind
BUT J'y pensais avant tout autre chose.
adv → au-dessusupper school n → grandes classes fplupper sixth n → (classe f de) terminale f
She's in the upper sixth → Elle est en terminale.
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uppermost

adj → oberste(r, s); (fig) ambition → größte(r, s), höchste(r, s); safety should be uppermost in your minds → Sicherheit sollte für Sie an erster Stelle stehen; it’s quite obvious what is uppermost in your mind → es ist ziemlich klar, wo deine Prioritäten liegen
adv face/the blue side uppermost → mit dem Gesicht/der blauen Seite nach oben
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uppermost

[ˈʌpəˌməʊst] adj (thought) → dominante; (echelon) → più alto/a, più elevato/a
it was uppermost in my mind → è stata la mia prima preoccupazione
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

upper

(ˈapə) adjective
higher in position, rank etc. the upper floors of the building; He has a scar on his upper lip.
noun
(usually in plural) the part of a shoe above the sole. There's a crack in the upper.
ˈuppermost adjective
highest. in the uppermost room of the castle.
adverb
in the highest place or position. Thoughts of him were upper-most in her mind.
upper class
(of) the highest rank of society; (of) the aristocracy. The upper classes can no longer afford to have many servants; He speaks with an upper-class accent.
get/have the upper hand (of/over someone)
to have or win an advantage over. Our team managed to get the upper hand in the end.
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To set out upon a long journey, with a definite destination in view, is one thing, to remember that purpose and keep it uppermost in one's mind continually is quite another.
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Uppermost was the impression, that whatever swift, rushing thing I stood on was not so much bound to any haven ahead as rushing from all havens astern.
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As for the captain, he had carried his over his shoulder by a bandoleer, and like a wise man, lock uppermost. The other three had gone down with the boat.
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