north of

phrase

of a number or value

: greater than

Auburn coach Bruce Pearl earned north of $3.9 million this season …

—Tom Green

Fighting as he is now to keep his approval rating north of 40%, November 2009 probably looks to Obama like the good old days.

—Elias Isquith

Cognacs of similar quality typically go north of $100.

—Jack Bettridge

compare south of

Examples of north of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Authorities have imposed a curfew on the community, about 600 miles north of Vancouver, as the search for the animal or animals behind the attack continues. — Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026

It’s believed to have come from the Simi Hills, north of the freeway. — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

The new bridge will be 1,500 feet north of the existing bridge, which is about a 170-mile drive east from downtown Raleigh. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2026

The facility is just north of downtown Des Moines, about a mile from the state capitol building. — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1978, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for north of

• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove
• hereinabove