Meaning of high in English
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Pronunciation
/haɪ/US accent
UK accent
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highDefinitions
1. standing above others in quality or positionExamples
- « people in high places »
- « the high priest »
- « eminent members of the community »
Synonyms
- 2. happy and excited and energetic
Synonyms
- 3. used of the smell of game beginning to taint
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- 4. slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)
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Adverb
highDefinitions
1. at a great altitudeExamples
- « he climbed high on the ladder »
- 2. in or to a high position, amount, or degree
Examples
- « prices have gone up far too high »
- 3. in a rich manner
Examples
- « he lives high »
- 4. far up toward the source
Examples
- « he lives high up the river »
Noun
highDefinitions
1. a lofty level or position or degreeExamples
- « summer temperatures reached an all-time high »
Antonyms
- 2. an air mass of higher than normal pressure
Examples
- « the east coast benefits from a Bermuda high »
- 3. a state of sustained elation
Examples
- « I'm on a permanent high these days »
Antonyms
- 4. a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics
Examples
- « they took drugs to get a high on »
- 5. a high place
Examples
- « they stood on high and observed the coutryside »
- « he doesn't like heights »
- 6. a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12
Examples
- « he goes to the neighborhood highschool »
- 7. a forward gear with a gear ratio giving high vehicle velocity for a given engine speed
Qualitative Adjective
highEtymology
Old English hēah, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoog and German hochDefinitions
1. greater than normal in degree or intensity or amountExamples
- « a high temperature »
- « a high price »
- « the high point of his career »
- « high risks »
- « has high hopes »
- « the river is high »
- « he has a high opinion of himself »
Synonyms
- advanced
- broad(a)
- full(a)
- exalted
- flooding
- in flood(p)
- overflowing
- swollen
- graduate(a)
- postgraduate
- great
- higher(a)
- higher(a)
- last
- utmost
- soaring
Antonyms
- 2. (literal meanings) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high')
Examples
- « a high mountain »
- « high ceilings »
- « high buildings »
- « a high forehead »
- « a high incline »
- « a foot high »
Synonyms
- altitudinous
- commanding
- dominating
- overlooking
- eminent
- lofty
- soaring
- towering
- high-level
- high-stepped
- high-stepping
- high-top
- high-topped
- steep
- upper
Antonyms
- 3. used of sounds and voices
Examples
- « high in pitch or frequency »
Synonyms
- adenoidal
- pinched
- nasal
- altissimo
- alto
- countertenor
- alto
- falsetto
- peaky
- spiky
- piping
- piercing
- shrill
- sharp
- screaky
- screechy
- squeaking
- squeaky
- squealing
- soprano
- treble
- sopranino
- tenor
- tenor
- shrilling(a)
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Famous quotes
- « Even when I work with computers, with high technology, I always try to put in the touch of the hand. » Issey Miyake
- « Where the private sector, or anyone else, has skills, knowledge and resources that can help to deliver a high quality of education and to raise standards, we should use them. » Estelle Morris
- « Even peace may be purchased at too high a price. » Benjamin Franklin
- « In the long run, men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, they had better aim at something high. » Henry David Thoreau
- « We hold our heads high, despite the price we have paid, because freedom is priceless. » Lech Walesa