high status
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4.4
- noun
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alto estatus
- I adopted all the behaviors that I saw from high status individuals.
- high status positions
- enjoy high status
- woman of high status
So they, they, they've got from high status to low status.
- So they, they, they've got from high status to low status.
- They always, you know, hold them, you know, in high status because of what they have done for their country.
- Successful mating increases your status, but having high status also gives you access to more desirable mates.
- But if a person with high status slips on a banana peel, then the person with high status is brought low.
- I feel when I'm like surrounded by other people, like of high status, I feel really inspired but also just like.
- So it's someone who in society has high status in some ways and very low or despise status in another.
- And still today, when you look at how status effects health, people of lower status tend to have worse health outcomes than people of higher status.
- It's it's attained a higher status than it had.
- You know, people like, you know, Giles Fraser, you know, clergymen, you know, who have high status, but, but, but, but they're poor, poor as church mice.
- And that's completely falsified by the fact that very high status women actually insist more on the guy being higher status.
- You actually get a, you almost have a, a higher status if you're on death row than if you're doing a life sentence, right?
Examples
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In many cultures, having a high status job can significantly enhance one's social power.
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People often look up to those in high status positions for guidance and inspiration.
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Certainly, the main building in the complex belonged to someone who was of extremely high status.
Academic text (2004) -
as a way of marking their high status in urban communities.
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We learn particularly from people who have high status whom we see being reinforced and rewarded.
Academic text (1991) -
Leaders were often given flowers as signs of respect and acknowledgment of their high status.
Academic text (2011) -
Midwives held high status since their duties were imbued with special religious significance.
Academic text (1999) -
In Hong Kong, people of high status are also politically active (Wilkins, 1995).
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When they attend assembly meetings, they always sit with the high-status politicos of their party, not with the officeholders.
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Attending exclusive events can help individuals network with others of high status.
Synonyms
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5.1
High respect and admiration that people give for success or power
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8.3
High social rank because of birth or family
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4.5
Higher rank or status because someone has worked longer in a job
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6.5
Being far above other things in place, amount, or strength
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8.7
A sign that makes someone or something seem more respected and important
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3.9
A position with more authority and status than others in a group
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7.9
Being better than others in an area, like skill or success
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7.9
High respect for a person because of their work in a field
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4.3
A respected place in a group because people admire you
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4.9
A higher position that an organization gives to people with more years of work or experience
A quality of being respected and admired because of success, power, or money
In a position of power or importance in a group
Antonyms
How Prestigious
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a position of prestige' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'high' (elevated/superior) with 'status' (social standing); the adjective simply scales the noun. This adjective+noun composition is a regular, cross-linguistically common pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The phrase high status comes from the picture of someone standing on a high step or platform above other people, where high shows their place and status means rank. So high status means 'a position of prestige or superiority'.