high school
An institution which provides all or part of secondary educationAn institution which provides all or part of secondary education.
» Tom is a high school student.
Tom ist Schüler.
Том — учащийся средней школы.
Том — старшокласник.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)An institution which provides all or part of secondary education.
(Australia, Canada, Scotland, US, countable, uncountable)A secondary school.
Oberschule, Mittelschule
сре́дняя шко́лаsrédnjaja škóla
a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12
(Philippines, countable, uncountable)A secondary education school, consisting of junior high school and senior high school (grades 7-12)
(Philippines, countable, historical, uncountable)A secondary education school for years 1-4 (now junior high school)
Examples
1682 sentencesTom is a high school student.
Том — старшокласник. — deniko
ruТом — учащийся средней школы. — sharptoothed
deTom ist Schüler. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Are you still in high school?
Ти все ще школяр? — deniko
deGehst du noch zur Schule? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I was popular in high school.
Я був популярний в школі. — deniko
Aren't you a high school student?
Хіба ти не старшокласник? — deniko
deBist du nicht Oberschüler? — wolfgangth
Aren't you still in high school?
Хіба ти ще не вчишся в старших класах? — deniko
deBist du nicht mehr auf der Highschool? — wolfgangth
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English hyȝ scole (“school for higher education”). Cognate with DutcInherited from Middle English hyȝ scole (“school for higher education”). Cognate with Dutch hogeschool (“academy, university, graduate school”), German Hochschule (“academy, college, university”). By surface analysis, high + school.
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Forms
plural: high schoolsSynonyms
4 synonyms- a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12:senior high schoolsenior highhighhighschool
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable