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
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- 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%.
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In 1991-92, domestic savings reached a 30-year high of 19%, and exports reached record levels.
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Yearly arrivals ranged from 80 in 2002 to a high of 249 in 2004.
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The range varied from a low of 57 to a high of 98 (4.07 to 7.00).
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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 point something reaches, like water level or success
The highest level of achievement in a career or field
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 act as if you are better than others and tell them they are wrong
- Informal
To stop acting like you are better than other people
- Informal
To feel too proud of your own work or ideas and ignore other people's advice
- 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
- 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 condition in which blood pushes too hard against vessel walls and increases health risks
A school for teenagers who study grades nine to twelve after middle school
- Informal
A gesture where two people each raise one hand and slap palms to celebrate
- Specialized
A very strong chemical that explodes quickly and makes a lot of gas and energy
An athletic event where athletes jump over a horizontal bar without knocking it down
- Specialized
A television that shows much clearer and more detailed pictures than regular TV
- Formal
A crime of betraying someone's country by trying to overthrow the government or help its enemies
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.