What does “high” mean?
- 1
adjectivea long way from the bottom to the top, or far above the ground
The wall is too high to climb.
- 2
adjectivegreater than the usual level or amount
Prices are very high in the city center.
- 3
adverbat or to a position far above the ground
The bird flew high above the trees.
High at a glance
- Part of speech
- adjective & adverb
- CEFR level
- A1 (beginner)
- Pronunciation
- /haɪ/ · HY
How to use “high” correctly
Use “tall” for people, trees and buildings seen as narrow; use “high” for mountains, walls and levels: “a tall man”, “a high mountain”.
Common phrases with “high”
- high price
- high school
- high level
- high quality
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
Word family
- height
- highly
- heighten
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