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high road

high road
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hahy rohd]
    • /haɪ roʊd/
    • /haɪ rəʊd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahy rohd]
    • /haɪ roʊd/

Definitions of high road words

  • countable noun high road A high road is a main road. 0
  • singular noun high road You say that something is the high road to a particular situation when it seems likely to lead to that situation. 0
  • singular noun high road If you say that someone is taking the high road in a situation, you mean that they are taking the most positive and careful course of action. 0
  • noun high road a main road; highway 0
  • noun high road an easy or direct way 0
  • noun high road a course of action, position, etc. that is uninfluenced by partisanship, self-interest, vindictiveness, etc. 0
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Parts of speech for High road

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of High road

high road popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% 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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