Kilo Lingo

/haɪt/

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Translation

How tall or high something is, measured from bottom to top.

Word origin

From Old English hiehthu, from heah, meaning high.

Origin
Old English
Root
heah
English cognates
high

Grammar

Gender
Pluralheights

Examples

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Height is the distance from the bottom to the top.

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We use height to compare how tall people are.

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Here height means a place high above the ground.

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This word is part of lesson 46.