"above ground" meaning in English

See above ground in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

IPA: /əˈbʌvˌɡɹaʊnd/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-above ground.wav
Etymology: From above + ground. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|above|ground}} above + ground Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} above ground, {{en-PP}} above ground
  1. On or above the surface of the ground. Synonyms: alive Synonyms (on or above the surface of the ground): superterranean Translations (on or above the surface of the ground): ὑπέργειος (hupérgeios) (Ancient Greek), над земята (nad zemjata) (Bulgarian), nadzemní (Czech), bovengronds (Dutch), aan de oppervlakte (Dutch), maanpäällinen (Finnish), maanpinnan yläpuolinen (Finnish), მიწისზედა (mic̣iszeda) (Georgian), ofanjarðar (Icelandic), maanpääliin (Ingrian), nadziemny (Polish)
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  2. (figurative) Not dead and buried; alive. Tags: figuratively Synonyms (not dead and buried): kicking Translations (figuratively: not dead and buried; alive): жив (živ) (Bulgarian), nog in leven (Dutch), nog niet dood en begraven (Dutch), tämänpuoleinen (Finnish), maanpäällinen (Finnish), os cionn talún (Irish)
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  3. Not of or relating to the social or political underground; in the open; existing within or produced by the establishment. Synonyms (existing within or produced by the establishment): mainstream, official Translations (existing within or produced by the establishment): openlijk (Dutch), in klaarlichte dag (Dutch), valtavirtainen (Finnish)
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Alternative forms

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    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "on or above the surface of the ground",
      "word": "bovengronds"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "on or above the surface of the ground",
      "word": "aan de oppervlakte"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "on or above the surface of the ground",
      "word": "maanpäällinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "on or above the surface of the ground",
      "word": "maanpinnan yläpuolinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "mic̣iszeda",
      "sense": "on or above the surface of the ground",
      "word": "მიწისზედა"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "hupérgeios",
      "sense": "on or above the surface of the ground",
      "word": "ὑπέργειος"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "on or above the surface of the ground",
      "word": "ofanjarðar"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "on or above the surface of the ground",
      "word": "maanpääliin"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "on or above the surface of the ground",
      "word": "nadziemny"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "živ",
      "sense": "figuratively: not dead and buried; alive",
      "word": "жив"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "figuratively: not dead and buried; alive",
      "word": "nog in leven"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "figuratively: not dead and buried; alive",
      "word": "nog niet dood en begraven"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "figuratively: not dead and buried; alive",
      "word": "tämänpuoleinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "figuratively: not dead and buried; alive",
      "word": "maanpäällinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "figuratively: not dead and buried; alive",
      "word": "os cionn talún"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "existing within or produced by the establishment",
      "word": "openlijk"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "existing within or produced by the establishment",
      "word": "in klaarlichte dag"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "existing within or produced by the establishment",
      "word": "valtavirtainen"
    }
  ],
  "word": "above ground"
}

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