- high*/*/*/
- [haɪ]
adj
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1) large in size from the top to the groundAnt:lowKilimanjaro 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 groundAnt:lowhigh clouds[/ex]the highest shelf[/ex]3) used in measurements of how big or how far above the ground an object isSome of the waves are fifteen feet high.[/ex]How high is that ceiling?[/ex]4) large in amountAnt:lowhigh 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 excellentAnt:lowhigh quality products[/ex]She has a very high opinion of herself.[/ex]6) important compared to other people or thingsAnt:lowWhat is the highest rank in the army?[/ex]Both parties are giving high priority to education.[/ex]7) informalaffected by an illegal drugHe was high on cocaine.[/ex]8) informalvery happy or excitedThe children have been in high spirits all day.[/ex]9) a high sound is near the upper end of a range of soundsAnt:lowWomen's voices are usually higher than men's.[/ex]See:high-pitched10) high winds are very strong11) used in some expressions for referring to the greatest or most extreme example or part of somethingIn 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 IIadvhigh */*/*/[haɪ]1) a long distance above the ground, or above a particular positionAnt:lowa 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 wayShe stretched her arms up high.[/ex]3) to or at an important positionAnt:lowShe rose high in the company.[/ex]A colonel ranks higher than a major.[/ex]4) near the upper end of a range of soundsAnt:lowI can't sing that high.[/ex]IIInoun [C]high [haɪ]1) a period or situation in which something reaches its highest levelAnt:lowTemperatures today are expected to reach a high of 87 degrees.[/ex]2) a feeling of great happiness or excitementAnt:low
Dictionary for writing and speaking English. 2014.