high
- noun
- /haɪ/
- Standard deviations also differed significantly from a high of 134 in 1930 to 51 in 1990.
- reach a high
- an all-time high
- range from a high
We're still setting new highs each month in inflation.
- We're still setting new highs each month in inflation.
- Home prices are at record highs, continuing to climb.
- OK, Then beyond the high, beyond the low, there's a middle.
Examples
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Shares of the company hit a record high in July of last year.
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We're still setting new highs each month in inflation.
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Home prices are at record highs, continuing to climb.
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Thus, unemployment in Western Europe is at a postwar high, and it is worse in Eastern Europe.
Academic text (1994) -
Unemployment is also down: from a high of over 18% in 1990 to 15.8%.
Academic text (1993) -
In 1991-92, domestic savings reached a 30-year high of 19%, and exports reached record levels.
Academic text (1992) -
Yearly arrivals ranged from 80 in 2002 to a high of 249 in 2004.
Academic text (2011) -
The range varied from a low of 57 to a high of 98 (4.07 to 7.00).
Academic text (1993) -
The overall U.S. trade deficit hit a 10-year high last year, at $621 billion.
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Home prices are at record highs, continuing to climb.
Synonyms
The highest position in a job or field
The highest point something reaches, like a mountain or an achievement
Height of a place above sea level
The highest point of success or achievement
The most exciting or important part of an experience
The highest level of achievement in a career or field
The highest point something reaches, like water level or success
The highest level of success in a job or field
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
A high meaning a top point or maximum uses the same root heah and the idea of being above all others. So when something reaches a high it means it has reached the highest level.