high
Physically elevated, extending above a base or average levelPhysically elevated, extending above a base or average level: Very elevated; extending or being far above a base; tall; lofty.
» It's high time you got going.
Du solltest schon längst abgefahren sein. — xtofu80
Es ist höchste Zeit, dass du aufbrichst. — Zaghawa
Тебе уже пора идти. — fjay69
Тебе уже давно пора идти. — marafon
Вам уже давно пора идти. — marafon
Тебе уже давно пора ехать. — marafon
Вам уже давно пора ехать. — marafon
Тобі вже давно час іти. — deniko
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27 sensesPhysically elevated, extending above a base or average level:
Very elevated; extending or being far above a base; tall; lofty.
The balloon rose high in the sky. The wall was high. a high mountain
hoch, hooch
высо́кийvysókij
висо́кийvysókyj
Relatively elevated; rising or raised above the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.
Of a ball, above the batter's shoulders.
the pitch (or: the ball) was high
Pertaining to (or, especially of a language: spoken in) an area which is at a greater elevation, for example more mountainous, than other regions.
Having a specified elevation or height; tall.
three feet high three Mount Everests high
Elevated in status, esteem, or prestige, or in importance or development; exalted in rank, station, or character.
The oldest of the elves' royal family still conversed in High Elvish.
Elevated in status, esteem, or prestige, or in importance or development; exalted in rank, station, or character.
Most exalted; foremost.
the high priest, the high officials of the court, the high altar
Of great importance and consequence: grave (if negative) or solemn (if positive).
high crimes, the high festival of the sun
Consummate; advanced (e.g. in development) to the utmost extent or culmination, or possessing a quality in its supreme degree, at its zenith.
1709-1710, Thomas Baker, Reflections on Learning High sauces and rich spices are fetch'd from the Indies.
Advanced in complexity (and hence potentially abstract and/or difficult to comprehend).
Extreme, excessive; now specifically very traditionalist and conservative.
high church High Tory
Elevated in mood; marked by great merriment, excitement, etc.
in high spirits
1970, Grateful Dead, High Time, on the album Workingman's Dead I was having a high time, living the good life.
Examples
4726 sentencesIt's high time you got going.
Тобі вже давно час іти. — deniko
ruТебе уже пора идти. — fjay69
deDu solltest schon längst abgefahren sein. — xtofu80
The driver maintained a high speed.
Водій підтримував високу швидкість. — aandrusiak
deDer Fahrer behielt eine hohe Geschwindigkeit bei. — kriskelvin
Tom is a high school student.
Том — старшокласник. — deniko
ruТом — учащийся средней школы. — sharptoothed
deTom ist Schüler. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I had a very high fever.
У мене була дуже висока температура. — deniko
ruУ меня была очень высокая температура. — odexed
Are you still in high school?
Ти все ще школяр? — deniko
deGehst du noch zur Schule? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
By meaning 5
Origin
From Middle English high, heigh, heih, from Old English hēah (“high, tall, lofty, high-claFrom Middle English high, heigh, heih, from Old English hēah (“high, tall, lofty, high-class, exalted, sublime, illustrious, important, proud, haughty, deep, right”), from Proto-West Germanic *hauh (“high”), from Proto-Germanic *hauhaz (“high”), from Proto-Indo-European *kewk- (“to bend; crooked”).
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Forms
higher, highestSynonyms
11 synonyms- happy and excited and energetic:in high spirits
- slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana):mellow
- used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency:high-pitched
- standing above others in quality or position:eminent
- (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted:gameygamy
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
335 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
12 patterns- high school
- in high school
- high school student
- junior high school
- graduated from high
- from high school
- a high school
- junior high
- was in high
- in junior high
- since high school
- to high school
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.