prep
Meaning 1
Atop.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- There's a house on top of the mountain.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
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Meaning 2
Very close to, in any orientation or in time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Living on top of one another in a refugee camp is stressful.
- At peak times, a telephone operator must handle a number of calls, one on top of the next.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
prep
Meaning 3
In addition to something else.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- [...] and on top of all that, I got a puncture!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
prep
Meaning 4
Fully informed about, and in control of, something; up to speed with.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- I have sorted out the problems and am now on top of the situation.
- You will need to get on top of your nutrition in addition to training for washboard abs.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: عِلَاوَةً عَلَى (ʕilāwatan ʕalā) — in addition
- Arabic: فوق (fooʔ) — in addition
- Finnish: lisäksi — in addition
- Finnish: päälle — in addition
- French: de plus — in addition
- French: en plus — in addition
- Greek: επιπροσθέτως (epiprosthétos) — in addition
- Polish: na dodatek — in addition
- Polish: oprócz — in addition
- Romanian: pe lângă — in addition
- Slovak: okrem — in addition
- Slovak: na dôvažok — in addition
- Spanish: encima de — in addition
- Spanish: a más de — in addition
- Finnish: hallinnassa — informed and in control, up to speed
- Finnish: vauhdissa — informed and in control, up to speed
- German: auf dem Laufenden — informed and in control, up to speed
- Polish: pod kontrolą — informed and in control, up to speed
- Romanian: la curent — informed and in control, up to speed
- Slovak: nad — informed and in control, up to speed
- Spanish: encargarse de — informed and in control, up to speed