high up

See also: high-up

English

Adjective

high up (comparative more high up, superlative most high up)

1. Alternative form of high-up.

Adverb

high up (not comparable) (idiomatic)

1. In a high or elevated position.
   • 2013 June 8, “The new masters and commanders”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8839, page 52:

     From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. […]   But viewed from high up in one of the growing number of skyscrapers in Sri Lanka’s capital, it is clear that something extraordinary is happening: China is creating a shipping hub just 200 miles from India’s southern tip.

   • 2026 August 13, Nicholas Muhoro, “Dutch Medical Student Sophia Koetsier Vanished in Uganda in 2015. An Unknown Man’s DNA Was Later Found on Her Clothing”, in Skip Boring‎^[1], archived from the original on 14 August 2026:

     Her underwear was hanging high up in a tree.

Translations

in a high position

• Esperanto: alte
• Spanish: en lo alto (de)