A1verb · intransitive · frequent

high

high · highs · highed · highing

To riseTo rise.

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/haɪ/

» 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

1 senses

(obsolete)To rise.
The sun higheth.

Examples

4726 sentences

It's high time you got going.
Тобі вже давно час іти. — deniko
ruТебе уже пора идти. — fjay69
deDu solltest schon längst abgefahren sein. — xtofu80
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The driver maintained a high speed.
Водій підтримував високу швидкість. — aandrusiak
deDer Fahrer behielt eine hohe Geschwindigkeit bei. — kriskelvin
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Tom is a high school student.
Том — старшокласник. — deniko
ruТом — учащийся средней школы. — sharptoothed
deTom ist Schüler. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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I had a very high fever.
У мене була дуже висока температура. — deniko
ruУ меня была очень высокая температура. — odexed
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Are you still in high school?
Ти все ще школяр? — deniko
deGehst du noch zur Schule? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Origin

From Middle English hegen, heghen, heien, a conflation of Old English ġehēgan (“to perform

From Middle English hegen, heghen, heien, a conflation of Old English ġehēgan (“to perform, conduct”) (from Proto-West Germanic *hauwjan) and hēan (“to raise up, exalt”) (from *hauhijan), also influenced by heigh (“high”).

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Forms

highs, highing, highed, highed

Base form	high · to high
3rd person singular	highs
Present participle	highing
Past simple	highed
Past participle	highed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	high
he, she, it	highs

Past simpleLesson

all persons

highed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have highed
he, she, it	has highed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will high

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

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