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high*/*/*/
[haɪ] adj I
1) large in size from the top to the ground
Ant:
low
Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa.[/ex]
The fence is too high to climb over.[/ex]
2) in a position that is a long way above the ground
Ant:
low
high clouds[/ex]
the highest shelf[/ex]
3) used in measurements of how big or how far above the ground an object is
Some of the waves are fifteen feet high.[/ex]
How high is that ceiling?[/ex]
4) large in amount
Ant:
low
high prices/temperatures/wages[/ex]
This is an area of high unemployment.[/ex]
Ice cream is very high in calories (= contains a lot of calories).[/ex]
5) very good or excellent
Ant:
low
high quality products[/ex]
She has a very high opinion of herself.[/ex]
6) important compared to other people or things
Ant:
low
What is the highest rank in the army?[/ex]
Both parties are giving high priority to education.[/ex]
7) informal
affected by an illegal drug
He was high on cocaine.[/ex]
8) informal
very happy or excited
The children have been in high spirits all day.[/ex]
9) a high sound is near the upper end of a range of sounds
Ant:
low
Women's voices are usually higher than men's.[/ex]
See:
high-pitched
10) high winds are very strong
11) used in some expressions for referring to the greatest or most extreme example or part of something
In the 1980s this was high fashion.[/ex]
•
high hopes/expectations — if you have high hopes or expectations, you hope or expect that something very good will happen[/ex]
■ High is used for talking about things that are a long way from the ground. It is also used to talk about mountains: a high shelf ♦ a high window ♦ the world's highest mountain ■ Tall is used about people or things that measure more than is usual from their bottom to their top: a tall thin bottle ♦ a tall tree ♦ the tallest boy in the class II
adv
high */*/*/[haɪ]
1) a long distance above the ground, or above a particular position
Ant:
low
a first-class hotel built high on the hillside[/ex]
the sound of war planes flying high above the city[/ex]
2) reaching up a long way
She stretched her arms up high.[/ex]
3) to or at an important position
Ant:
low
She rose high in the company.[/ex]
A colonel ranks higher than a major.[/ex]
4) near the upper end of a range of sounds
Ant:
low
I can't sing that high.[/ex]
III
noun [C]
high [haɪ]
1) a period or situation in which something reaches its highest level
Ant:
low
Temperatures today are expected to reach a high of 87 degrees.[/ex]
2) a feeling of great happiness or excitement
Ant:
low

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