high
A high point or position, literally or figurativelyA high point or position, literally (as, an elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky; heaven) or figuratively (as, a point of success or achievement; a time when things are at their best, greatest, most numerous, maximum, etc).
» It's high time you got going.
Du solltest schon längst abgefahren sein.
Es ist höchste Zeit, dass du aufbrichst.
Тебе уже пора идти.
Тебе уже давно пора идти.
Вам уже давно пора идти.
Тебе уже давно пора ехать.
Вам уже давно пора ехать.
Тобі вже давно час іти.
Meaning
6 senses(countable)A high point or position, literally (as, an elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky; heaven) or figuratively (as, a point of success or achievement; a time when things are at their best, greatest, most numerous, maximum, etc).
It was one of the highs of his career.
Inflation reached a ten-year high.
A high point or position, literally (as, an elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky; heaven) or figuratively (as, a point of success or achievement; a time when things are at their best, greatest, most numerous, maximum, etc).
(countable, uncountable)The maximum atmospheric temperature recorded at a particular location, especially during one 24-hour period.
Today's high was 32 °C.
(countable)A period of euphoria, from excitement or from an intake of drugs.
That pill gave me a high for a few hours, before I had a comedown.
прихо́дprixód, балдёжbaldjóž, кайфkajf
(countable)A drug that gives such a high.
a high place
(countable, informal)A large area of elevated atmospheric pressure; an anticyclone.
A large high is centred on the Azores.
(countable)The highest card dealt or drawn.
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
4 languagesBy meaning 1
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
plural: highsSynonyms
6 synonyms- a high place:heights
- a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed:high gear
- a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12:senior high schoolsenior highhighschoolhigh school
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
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