Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [hahy fahyv]
- /haɪ faɪv/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [hahy fahyv]
- /haɪ faɪv/
Definitions of high five words
- noun high five a gesture of greeting, good-fellowship, or triumph in which one person slaps the upraised palm of the hand against that of another. 1
- noun high five hand-slapping gesture 1
- countable noun high five If you give someone a high five, you put your hand up and hit their open hand with yours, especially after a victory or as a greeting. 0
- noun high five a gesture of greeting or congratulation in which two people slap raised right palms together 0
- verb high five to greet or congratulate (a person) in this way 0
- noun high five a slapping of the upraised, open hand of another person, as in congratulation or celebration 0
Information block about the term
Parts of speech for High five
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
high five popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
high five usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for high five
noun high five
- letter — a person who lets, especially one who rents out property.
- nod — to make a slight, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command.
- ovation — an enthusiastic public reception of a person, marked especially by loud and prolonged applause.
- salute — Military. to pay respect to or honor by some formal act, as by raising the right hand to the side of the headgear, presenting arms, firing cannon, dipping colors, etc.
- reception — the act of receiving or the state of being received.
verb high five
- attend — If you attend a meeting or other event, you are present at it.
- acknowledge — If you acknowledge a fact or a situation, you accept or admit that it is true or that it exists.
- receive — to take into one's possession (something offered or delivered): to receive many gifts.
- stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
- accost — If someone accosts another person, especially a stranger, they stop them or go up to them and speak to them in a way that seems rude or threatening.
Antonyms for high five
noun high five
- heedless — careless; thoughtless; unmindful: Heedless of the danger, he returned to the burning building to save his dog.
- ignorance — the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.
- farewell — Cape, a cape in S Greenland: most southerly point of Greenland.
- goodbye — a farewell.
- neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
verb high five
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
- slight — small in amount, degree, etc.: a slight increase; a slight odor.
- avoid — If you avoid something unpleasant that might happen, you take action in order to prevent it from happening.
- dodge — to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy: to dodge a blow; to dodge a question.
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with h
- Words starting with hi
- Words starting with hig
- Words starting with high
- Words starting with highf
- Words starting with highfi
- Words starting with highfiv
- Words starting with highfive
Was this page helpful?
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?