high and low

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hahy and loh]
- /haɪ ænd loʊ/
- /haɪ ənd ləʊ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahy and loh]
- /haɪ ænd loʊ/

Definitions of high and low words

adjective high and low having a great or considerable extent or reach upward or vertically; lofty; tall: a high wall. 1
adjective high and low having a specified extent upward: The apple tree is now 20 feet high. 1
adjective high and low situated above the ground or some base; elevated: a high platform; a high ledge. 1
adjective high and low exceeding the common degree or measure; strong; intense: high speed; high color. 1
adjective high and low expensive; costly; dear: The price of food these days is much too high. 1
adjective high and low exalted in rank, station, eminence, etc.; of exalted character or quality: a high official; high society. 1

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Origin of high and low

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English heigh, variant of hegh, hey, heh, Old English hēah, hēh; cognate with Dutch hoog, Old High German hoh (German hoch), Old Norse hār, Swedish hög, Gothic hauhs, Lithuanian kaũkas swelling, kaukarà hill

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Parts of speech for High and low

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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high and low popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for high and low

adv high and low

all over — All over a place means in every part of it.
all over the map — changeable
here and there — in this place; in this spot or locality (opposed to there): Put the pen here.

adj high and low

all the time — If something happens or is done all the time, it happens or is done continually.
far and near — at or to a great distance; a long way off; at or to a remote point: We sailed far ahead of the fleet.
from the word go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.

adjective high and low

everyplace — (US, informal) Everywhere.

adverb high and low

everywhere — In or to all places.
wherever — where? (used emphatically): Wherever did you find that?

All 9 Synonyms of high and low