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high (hī)

adjective

  1. of more than normal height; lofty; tall: not used of persons
  2. extending upward a (specified) distance
  3. situated far above the ground or some other level
  4. reaching to or done from a height a high jump, a high dive
    1. above other persons or things in rank, position, strength, etc.; most important or powerful
    2. above other persons or things in quality, character, etc.; superior; exalted; excellent
  6. grave; very serious high treason
  7. greatly advanced or developed; complex: usually in the comparative degree higher mathematics, the higher vertebrates
  8. main; principal; chief a high priest
  9. greater in size, amount, degree, power, intensity, etc. than usual high prices, high voltage, a high profile
  10. advanced to its acme or fullness; fully reached high noon
  11. expensive; costly
  12. luxurious and extravagant high living
  13. haughty; overbearing
  14. designating or producing tones made by relatively fast vibrations; acute in pitch; sharp; shrill
  15. slightly tainted; having a strong smell: said of meat, esp. game
  16. extremely formal or rigid in matters of ceremony, doctrine, etc.
  17. excited; elated high spirits
  18. far from the equator a high latitude
  19. ☆ designating or of that gear ratio of a motor vehicle transmission which produces the highest speed and the lowest torque
  20. Slang
    1. drunk; intoxicated
    2. under the influence of a drug
  21. Phonet. articulated with the tongue held in a relatively elevated position in the mouth: said of certain vowels, as (ē) in feet

Etymology: ME heigh, hei, hie < OE heah, akin to Ger hoch, Goth hauhs < IE *keuk- < base *keu-, to curve, arch > Sans kakúd-, peak, Russ kúča, heap

adverb

  1. in a high manner
  2. in, at, to, or toward a high degree, level, place, position, etc.

noun

  1. a high degree, level, place, position, etc.
  2. ☆ an area of high barometric pressure
  3. ☆ that gear of a motor vehicle, etc. producing the greatest speed and the lowest torque
  4. Slang a condition of euphoria induced as by drugs

high Idioms

high and dry

  1. out of the reach of the water
  2. alone and helpless; stranded

high and low

everywhere

high and mighty

Informal arrogant; haughty

high on

Informal enthusiastic about; very interested in or impressed by

on high

  1. up in space; high above
  2. in heaven

high Synonyms

high

modif.

  1. Tall

    towering, gigantic, big, colossal, tremendous, great, giant, huge, formidable, immense, lank, lanky, long, sky-scraping, steep*, sky-high*; see also large 1.

    Antonyms short*, diminutive*, undersized. *

  2. Elevated

    lofty, uplifted, upraised, soaring, aerial, high-reaching, flying, hovering, overtopping, beetling, jutting, cloud-swept*; see also above 1, raised 1.

    Antonyms low*, depressed*, underground. *

  3. Exalted

    eminent, leading, powerful; see distinguished 2, important 2, noble 1, 2.

  4. Important

    essential, chief, crucial; see important 1, necessary 1.

  5. Expensive

    high-priced, costly, precious; see expensive.

  6. To an unusual degree

    great, extraordinary, special; see unusual 1, 2.

  7. Shrill

    piercing, sharp, penetrating; see loud 1, shrill.

  8. *Drunk

    intoxicated, tipsy, inebriated; see drunk.

  9. *Under the influence of drugs

    drugged, stoned*, hopped-up*, freaked-out*, wasted*, spaced out*, tuned-in*, turned-on*, potted*, on a trip*, tripping*, tripped-out*, hyped-up*, psyched*.

on high

high in position, up in space, in heaven; see above 1.

high Usage Examples

Preposition: on

  • agenda: Future energy supply is high on the public agenda.
  • hill: High on a hill above Georgetown, Kek Lok Si is one of the largest shrines in South-East Asia.

Preposition: as

%: Some store credit in well known electrical chain stores is as high as 29 % APR!

Adjective modifier

all-time: The female prison population is at an all-time high, with 4,671 women inside compared with 1,811 a decade ago.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

keep: In a cunning move by Sony to keep the price high only value packs are to appear.

Modifies a noun

  • level: A high level of overtime was also being worked.
  • standard: Such is the high standard of current junior golf!
  • education: Higher Education: : Internet Marketing, 3rd Edition By Keyword By Title By Author By ISBN.
  • quality: A classic value: high quality plus a great price.
  • rate: Overall Credit Card Strategy Target the highest rates of interest.
  • degree: In addition, a large number our students go on to study higher degrees.

Used with adjective complement

  • remain: Public opposition to GM food and crops remains as high as ever.
  • pile: It's not just by accident that students rooms are not piled high with evangelizing material.
  • sit: The car sits up high on 13 inch wheels.
  • run: It does not wish to tread on local or regional toes on, what is, a complex matter where feelings may run high.
  • appear: In Taoist fashion it is also said, " Looking up, the player appears even higher.
  • go: Should either of the bars go higher than this line, you will know you have consumed too much food for that day!

Preposition: in

sky: And the sun was high in the sky over their heads, and the heat was great, and sleep came upon Maxen Wledig.

Preposition: up

valley: Higher up the valley we shall look for raptors such as Booted & Short-toed Eagles and the elusive Wallcreeper.

Preposition: than

proportion: The proportion of women lawyers, and lawyers from minority ethnic backgrounds, appointed remains higher than the respective proportions eligible to apply.