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higher

high
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hahy]
    • /haɪ/
    • /ˈhaɪ.ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahy]
    • /haɪ/

Definitions of higher word

  • adjective higher having a great or considerable extent or reach upward or vertically; lofty; tall: a high wall. 1
  • adjective higher having a specified extent upward: The apple tree is now 20 feet high. 1
  • adjective higher situated above the ground or some base; elevated: a high platform; a high ledge. 1
  • adjective higher exceeding the common degree or measure; strong; intense: high speed; high color. 1
  • adjective higher expensive; costly; dear: The price of food these days is much too high. 1
  • adjective higher exalted in rank, station, eminence, etc.; of exalted character or quality: a high official; high society. 1
See all 57 definitions of higher

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Origin of higher

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 Higher

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

higher 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".

higher usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for higher

adj higher

  • above — If one thing is above another one, it is directly over it or higher than it.
  • over — above in place or position: the roof over one's head.
  • greater — unusually or comparatively large in size or dimensions: A great fire destroyed nearly half the city.
  • bigger — large, as in size, height, width, or amount: a big house; a big quantity.
  • surpassing — of a large amount or high degree; exceeding, excelling, or extraordinary: structures of surpassing magnificence.

adverb higher

  • skyward — Also, skywards. toward the sky.
  • up — to, toward, or in a more elevated position: to climb up to the top of a ladder.
  • upward — toward a higher place or position: The birds flew upward.
  • antrorse — directed or pointing upwards or forwards

adjective higher

  • advanced — An advanced system, method, or design is modern and has been developed from an earlier version of the same thing.
  • developed — If you talk about developed countries or the developed world, you mean the countries or the parts of the world that are wealthy and have many industries.
  • sophisticated — sophisticated.
  • complex — Something that is complex has many different parts, and is therefore often difficult to understand.
  • difficult — not easily or readily done; requiring much labor, skill, or planning to be performed successfully; hard: a difficult job.

preposition higher

  • heavenward — Also, heavenwards. toward heaven.
All 19 Synonyms of higher

Antonyms for higher

adj higher

  • shorter — something that is short.
  • smaller — of limited size; of comparatively restricted dimensions; not big; little: a small box.
  • inferior — lower in station, rank, degree, or grade (often followed by to): a rank inferior to colonel.

adverb higher

  • beneath — Something that is beneath another thing is under the other thing.
  • under — beneath and covered by: under a table; under a tree.

adjective higher

  • basic — You use basic to describe things, activities, and principles that are very important or necessary, and on which others depend.
  • lower — to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag.

preposition higher

  • less than — to a smaller extent, amount, or degree: less exact.
All 9 Antonyms of higher

Top questions with higher

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Related words

  • above

    If one thing is above another one, it is directly over it or higher than it.

  • elevate

    Raise or lift (something) up to a higher position.

  • rise

    to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees.

  • high

    having a great or considerable extent or reach upward or vertically; lofty; tall: a high wall.

  • superior

    higher in station, rank, degree, importance, etc.: a superior officer.

  • upstairs

    up the stairs; to or on an upper floor.
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