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north of

north of preposition: more, higher or greater than.

Preposition

north of

  1. (idiomatic) More, higher or greater than.
    • We have a programme where north of half a billion pounds has been wasted, and has already gone through three programme directors before yourself, and five senior responsible owners.2011, Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Committee of Public Accounts, The failure of the FiReControl project: fiftieth report of session 2010-12, report, together with formal minutes, oral...
    • The holo display leapt up, shaping itself this time into the form of an asari seated at a desk. A little on the stocky side, deeper blue skin than most, average ageless beauty, although Cora knew she was somewhere north of six hundred years old.2017 November, N. K. Jemisin, Mac Walters, chapter 5, in Mass Effect Andromeda: Initiation, 1st edition (Science Fiction), Titan Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 98
    Synonyms:
    upwards of

Examples of north of in a sentence

  • Population 39,693 (just north of 115,000 today), Cheltenham has been overtaken by Gloucester in terms of headcount.2023 January 11, Stephen Roberts, “Bradshaw's Britain: castles and cathedrals”, in RAIL, number 974, page 56:
  • In an interview with CNBC on Tuesday, he insisted that he has “the best poll numbers I’ve ever had,” claiming that his approval was north of 70 percent.2025 August 7, Jonathan Lemire, “Things Aren’t Going Donald Trump’s Way”, in The Atlantic:

Synonyms of north of

Questions about north of

What does north of mean?
North of means more, higher or greater than.
How do you use north of in a sentence?
Population 39,693 (just north of 115,000 today), Cheltenham has been overtaken by Gloucester in terms of headcount.
What part of speech is north of?
North of is a preposition.

Words near north of in the dictionary

  1. North Norfolk
  2. North Northamptonshire
  3. north northeast
  4. north northwest
  5. North Ockendon
  6. north of
  7. north of 60
  8. North of England
  9. north of sixty
  10. north of the border
  11. north of Watford

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