/haɪ/
Translation
Reaching a long way up from the ground, or great in amount or level.
Word origin
From Old English heah, meaning tall or lofty, a word shared across the old Germanic languages.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- heah
Examples
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"High" shows it reaches a long way up.
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Here "high" means the amount is large.
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"High" here means the sound is near the top of its range.
Used in
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(5)Grammar articles
(7)Advanced articles in English: the zero article, the with names and places, and go to school vs go to the school
Dummy subjects in English: it's raining, there's a problem, and why the subject slot is never empty
Gradable and ungradable adjectives: why very furious sounds wrong, and which intensifier goes where
Irregular verbs in English: the full list by pattern
Phrasal verbs in English: rules, examples and how to use them
So, such, too and enough in English: words of degree and result
The subjunctive and the unreal past in English: I suggest he go, if I were you, and it's time we left
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