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on high

on high
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [on, awn hahy]
    • /ɒn, ɔn haɪ/
    • /ɒn haɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [on, awn hahy]
    • /ɒn, ɔn haɪ/

Definitions of on high words

  • adjective on high having a great or considerable extent or reach upward or vertically; lofty; tall: a high wall. 1
  • adjective on high having a specified extent upward: The apple tree is now 20 feet high. 1
  • adjective on high situated above the ground or some base; elevated: a high platform; a high ledge. 1
  • adjective on high exceeding the common degree or measure; strong; intense: high speed; high color. 1
  • adjective on high expensive; costly; dear: The price of food these days is much too high. 1
  • adjective on high exalted in rank, station, eminence, etc.; of exalted character or quality: a high official; high society. 1
See all 49 definitions of on high

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Origin of on high

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 On high

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

on high 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 on high

prep on high

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

adjective on high

  • airborne — If an aircraft is airborne, it is in the air and flying.
  • aloft — Something that is aloft is in the air or off the ground.
  • atop — If something is atop something else, it is on top of it.

adverb on high

  • covering — A covering is a layer of something that protects or hides something else.
  • over — above in place or position: the roof over one's head.

preposition on high

  • high — having a great or considerable extent or reach upward or vertically; lofty; tall: a high wall.
All 7 Synonyms of on high

Antonyms for on high

preposition on high

  • deficient — If someone or something is deficient in a particular thing, they do not have the full amount of it that they need in order to function normally or work properly.
  • fewer — not many but more than one: Few artists live luxuriously.
  • inferior — lower in station, rank, degree, or grade (often followed by to): a rank inferior to colonel.
All 3 Antonyms of on high

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