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[edit] English

[edit] Alternative forms

  • hi (informal)

[edit] Etymology

From Old English hēah, from Proto-Germanic *hauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European *keuk-, a suffixed form of *keu-. Cognates include Dutch hoog, Low German hog, German hoch; and also Lithuanian kaukas, Russian куча (kúcha).

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[edit] Adjective

high (comparative higher, superlative highest)

  1. Being elevated in position or status, a state of being above many things.
  2. Tall, lofty, at a great distance above the ground (at high altitude).
  3. (slang) To be under the influence of a mood affecting drug; stoned.
  4. Of a quantity or value, great or large.
    My bank charges me a high interest rate.
  5. (acoustics) Of greater frequency, or with more rapid wave oscillations.
    The note was too high for her to sing.
  6. (of a body of water) With tall waves.
  7. (of meat, especially venison) Decomposing, rotting (to an extent which is desired by some).
    The tailor liked his meat high.

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[edit] Translations

elevated
tall, lofty
slang: stoned
of great or large quantity
acoustics: of greater frequency
of meat: decomposing
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[edit] Adverb

high (comparative higher, superlative highest)

  1. In or to an elevated position.
    How high above land did you fly?
  2. In or at a great value.
    Costs have grown higher this year again.
  3. In a pitch of great frequency.
    I certainly can't sing that high.

[edit] Usage notes

  • The adverb high and the adverb highly shouldn't be mistaken.
    He hung the picture high on the wall.
    As a politician, he isn't esteemed too highly.

[edit] Translations

in or at an elevated position
in or at a great value
in or at an elevated position

[edit] Noun

high (plural highs)

  1. 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
  2. (informal) A large area of elevated atmospheric pressure; an anticyclone.
  3. The maximum atmospheric temperature recorded at a particular location, especially during one 24-hour period.

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