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high  (h)

adj. high·er, high·est

1.

a. Having a relatively great elevation; extending far upward: a high mountain; a high tower.

b. Extending a specified distance upward: a cabinet ten feet high.

2. Far or farther from a reference point: was too high in the offensive zone to take a shot.

3.

a. Being at or near the peak or culminating stage: the high tourist season; high summer.

b. Advanced in development or complexity: high forms of animal life; higher mathematics.

c. Far removed in time; remote: high antiquity.

4.

a. Slightly spoiled or tainted; gamy. Used of meat.

b. Having a bad smell; malodorous.

5.

a. Having a pitch corresponding to a relatively large number of sound-wave cycles per second: the high tones of a flute.

b. Raised in pitch; not soft or hushed: a high voice.

6. Situated relatively far from the equator: a high latitude.

7.

a. Of great importance: set a high priority on funding the housing program.

b. Eminent in rank or status: a high official.

c. Serious; grave: high crimes and misdemeanors.

d. Constituting a climax; crucial: The chase scene is the high point of the film.

e. Characterized by lofty or stirring events or themes: high adventure; high drama.

8. Lofty or exalted in quality or character: a person of high morals.

9.

a. Greater than usual or expected, as in quantity, magnitude, cost, or degree: "A high price has to be paid for the happy marriage with the four healthy children" (Doris Lessing).

b. Favorable: He has a high opinion of himself.

10. Of great force or violence: high winds.

11.

a. Indicating excitement or euphoria: high spirits.

b. Slang Intoxicated by or as if by alcohol or a drug, such as cocaine or marijuana.

12. Luxurious; extravagant: high living.

13. Linguistics Of or relating to vowels produced with part of the tongue close to the palate, as in the vowel of tree.

14. Of, relating to, or being the gear configuration or setting, as in an automotive transmission, that produces the greatest vehicular speed with respect to engine speed.

adv. higher, highest

1. At, in, or to a lofty position, level, or degree: saw a plane high in the sky; prices that had gone too high.

2. In an extravagant or luxurious way: made a fortune and lived high.

n.

1. A lofty place or region.

2. A high level or degree: Summer temperatures reached an all-time high.

3. The high gear configuration of a transmission.

4. A center of high atmospheric pressure; an anticyclone.

5. Slang An intoxicated or euphoric condition induced by or as if by a drug.

Idioms:

high and dry

1. In a position of helplessness; stranded: went off and left me high and dry.

2. Nautical Out of water. Used of a ship, for example.

high and low

Here and there; everywhere: searched high and low for the keys.

on high

1. High in the sky.

2. In heaven.

3. In a position of authority.

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[Middle English, from Old English hah.]

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highly adv.

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higher [ˈhaɪə]

adj

the comparative of high

n (usually capital) (in Scotland)

1. (Social Science / Education)

a.  the advanced level of the Scottish Certificate of Education

b.  (as modifier) Higher Latin

2. (Social Science / Education) a pass in a particular subject at Higher level she has four Highers

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	higher - advanced in complexity or elaboration; "higher finance"; "higher mathematics" high - greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount; "a high temperature"; "a high price"; "the high point of his career"; "high risks"; "has high hopes"; "the river is high"; "he has a high opinion of himself"
	2.	higher - of education beyond the secondary level; "higher education"; "higher learning" high - greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount; "a high temperature"; "a high price"; "the high point of his career"; "high risks"; "has high hopes"; "the river is high"; "he has a high opinion of himself"

Translations

higher [ˈhaɪəʳ]

A. ADJ COMPAR of high → más alto; [form of life, court] → superior; [price] → más elevado; [number, speed] → mayor
any number higher than six → cualquier número superior a or mayor de seis
higher interest rates are a possibility → existe la posibilidad de una subida de los tipos de interés
higher rate tax → impuesto m en la banda superior

B. ADV COMPAR of high

1. (lit) → más alto
I can jump higher than you → puedo saltar más alto que tú
to fly higher than the clouds → volar encima de las nubes
to fly higher still → volar a mayor altura todavía
higher and higher → más y más(alto)
the balloon climbed higher and higher → el globo se elevaba más y más(alto)
try hanging the picture a bit higher up → prueba a poner el cuadro un poquito más alto or más arriba
higher up the hill → más arriba en la colina

2. (fig) the dollar closed higher today → la cotización del dólar ha cerrado más alta hoy
unemployment is expected to rise even higher → se espera que el desempleo aumente aún más
prices are rising higher and higher → los precios están subiendo más y más, los precios son cada vez más altos

C. N (Scot) (Scol) = Higher Grade

D. CPD higher education N → educación f superior, enseñanza f superior
Higher Grade N (Scot) (Scol) examen de estado que se realiza a la edad de 16 años
Higher National Certificate N (Brit) (Scol) → Certificado m Nacional de Estudios Superiores
Higher National Diploma N (Brit) (Scol) → Diploma m Nacional de Estudios Superiores A LEVELS

higher [ˈhaɪə^r]

adj comparative [form of life, study] → supérieur(e)

adv

[jump, climb] → plus haut

(FINANCE) to close higher [stocks, shares, currency] → terminer à la hausse
Japanese stocks closed higher in Tokyo trading today → Les valeurs japonaises ont aujourd'hui terminé à la hausse à la Bourse de Tokyo.
higher education

n → enseignement m supérieur

modif
higher education institution → établissement d'enseignement supérieur
Higher Grade n (in Scottish education system) → diplôme m de fin d'études secondaires → baccalauréat m
higher-up [ˌhaɪərˈʌp] (US) n (= powerful person) → grosse légume f
high explosive n → explosif m

higher

adj

comp of high

mathematics → höher; animals, life-forms → höher (entwickelt)

n Higher (Scot) → ˜ Abiturabschluss m; to take one’s Highers → ˜ das Abitur machen; three Highers → ˜ das Abitur in drei Fächern

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higher:

higher education

n → Hochschulbildung f

Higher National Certificate

n (Brit) → ˜ Berufsschulabschluss m

Higher National Diploma

n (Brit) Qualifikationsnachweis in technischen Fächern

higher-up

n (inf) → höheres Tier (inf)

higher [ˈhaɪəʳ]

1. adj (form of life, study) → superiore

2. adv → più in alto, più in su