high
- adjective
- /haɪ/
- So the bar is not that high right now, right?
- high levels
- high rates
- high scores
So the bar is not that high right now, right?
- So the bar is not that high right now, right?
- The cost of switching is high, and that's on purpose.
- The questions were reflective of a really high degree of homework.
- We just found dense, you know, high calorie food.
- Sometimes the man's IQ ain't too high, but his boxing IQ is.
- We're looking for businesses with high cash flow and high growth.
- NAD levels are high, so you should be OK.
- And at the same time, the stakes could not be higher just this week.
- So could you explain to us what high performance represents to you?
- They have, they're high in fats, they're high in salt.
- But it just because there's such a high cost to the danger.
Examples
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This has a setting for high heat and low heat.
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None of the topics received ratings of Very High, with several receiving Low ratings.
Academic text (2017) -
This meant that death rates were fairly high for adults.
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This means when insulin is high, you cannot burn fat.
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Pretty high mortality rate in the old business.
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Mobile populations are at high risk of infection.
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The questions were reflective of a really high degree of homework.
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Country has low rents, high wages, plenty to do.
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The cost of switching is high, and that's on purpose.
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The prices of essential goods are often quite high during the holiday season.
Synonyms
Bigger than average in size, number, or amount
Much higher than normal in amount or level
Very high in amount, for example prices or bills
Higher than the usual or expected level
A way to say something is much stronger and more extreme than usual
Higher than normal in amount or level
Antonyms
Idioms
- Literature
To be at the top of a place or feel very excited, sometimes meaning from a power above
- NSFW
A state of great excitement and happiness, sometimes from drinking alcohol or taking drugs
- Informal
To feel too proud of your own work or ideas and ignore other people's advice
- Informal
To stop acting like you are better than other people
- Informal
To act as if you are better than others and tell them they are wrong
- Informal
To be in a risky situation that needs great care to avoid failure
- Informal
Act with dignity and good behavior when others act mean or unfair
Compounds
- Specialized
A condition in which blood pushes too hard against vessel walls and increases health risks
- UK
The top group of judges in a country or state that hears the most important cases and appeals
- Informal
A gesture two people make by slapping raised open hands together to celebrate
- Specialized
A very strong chemical that explodes quickly and makes a lot of gas and energy
- Informal
A gesture where two people each raise one hand and slap palms to celebrate
- Formal
A crime of betraying someone's country by trying to overthrow the government or help its enemies
An athletic event where athletes jump over a horizontal bar without knocking it down
How High
Surface Forms
Etymology
High keeps the idea of being 'up' from the old English heah, so it is used for things that are greater than usual in amount or degree. That's why we say prices or levels are high when they are large.