high - English word #129

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.

mountain is very high.

"High" shows it reaches a long way up.

Prices are high .

Here "high" means the amount is large.

has high voice.

"High" here means the sound is near the top of its range.

big

Large in size, amount, or importance.

long

Measuring a large amount from one end to the other, or lasting a great deal of time.

great

Very good, or very large in size or amount.

little

Small in size or amount.

much

A large amount of something that cannot be counted.

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