uppermost

uppermost
1. adjective
oberst...

be uppermost in somebody's mind — jemanden am meisten beschäftigen

2. adverb
ganz oben; obenauf

come uppermost — (fig.) an erster Stelle stehen

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adjective (highest: in the uppermost room of the castle.) oberst
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up·per·most
[ˈʌpəməʊst, AM ˈʌpɚmoʊst]
inv
I. adj
1. (highest, furthest up) oberste(r, s), höchste(r, s)
the \uppermost floors [or storeys] [or AM stories] die obersten Etagen [o Stockwerke
2. (most important) wichtigste(r, s)
to be \uppermost an erster Stelle stehen
to be \uppermost in one's mind jdn am meisten beschäftigen
II. adv obenauf, ganz oben
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['ʌpə(r)məʊst]
1. 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

2. adv

face/the blue side uppermost — mit dem Gesicht/der blauen Seite nach oben

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uppermost
A adj oberst(er, e, es), höchst(er, e, es) (beide auch fig):
be uppermost
a) an erster Stelle stehen, vorherrschen,
b) die Oberhand haben;
be uppermost in sb’s mind für jemanden an erster Stelle stehen, jemandem vor allem am Herzen liegen;
come uppermost die Oberhand gewinnen, Oberwasser bekommen
B adv
1. obenan, ganz oben, zuoberst
2. an erster Stelle:
say what(ever) comes uppermost sagen, was einem gerade einfällt
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1. adjective
oberst...

be uppermost in somebody's mind — jemanden am meisten beschäftigen

2. adverb
ganz oben; obenauf

come uppermost — (fig.) an erster Stelle stehen

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adj.
höchst adj.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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