high
part of speech
adjective (high, higher, highest); adverb (high, higher, highest); noun (a high, highs)
meaning for a pupil
1) High means far up from the ground, or tall: a high wall, a high mountain. tree →
2) It tells how tall something is: a wall 3 metres high. tree →
3) High means big in amount or level, like a high price, a high score or a high temperature. tree →
4) A high sound or voice is near the top of the notes, like a whistle. tree →
5) As a noun, a high is the top amount, like the high temperature of the day. tree →
6) High can also describe a person or animal of good breeding or noble birth. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Also means exalted or supreme. "God Most High" is a name for God, and "high places" were hilltop shrines. It can also mean of high rank, as in "low and high", and "high places" can simply be hills, as in David's lament for Jonathan. Interpretation: "El Elyon" (God Most High) shows God as above all powers. The Torah warns against the Canaanite high places, and tradition says worship belongs at the place God chooses. In the primary lessons: In maths, a measure upward (a wall 3 m high), or a comparison (higher, highest score); «highest» picks the biggest value in a table or graph. In science, high and low temperatures, high tide and high pressure. In everyday life and safety: high shelves, high places to keep away from, a high fever. In stories, a bird flies high, a castle stands high on a hill. Phrases: «high school», «high five», «high up», «high tide», «aim high».
examples
- And thine enemies shall dwindle away before thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places. (Torah DEU.33.29, JPS 1917) tree →
- And he blessed him, and said: 'Blessed be Abram of God Most High, Maker of heaven and earth; (Torah GEN.14.19, JPS 1917) tree →
- All these were fortified cities, with high walls, gates, and bars; beside the unwalled towns a great many. (Torah DEU.3.5, JPS 1917) tree →
- Jonathan upon thy high places is slain! (Prophets 2SA.1.25, JPS 1917) tree →
- Both low and high, rich and poor together. (Writings PSA.49.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- And is there knowledge in the Most High?' (Writings PSA.73.11, JPS 1917) tree →
- The wall is 2 metres high. tree →
- The kite flew 40 metres high. tree →
- Who got the highest score? tree →
- The tower is 10 m higher than the house. tree →
- The cat jumped up high onto the fence. tree →
- Mum keeps the medicine on a high shelf. tree →
- Prices are high at the airport shop. tree →
- A mouse has a high squeaky voice. tree →
- Today's high will be 25 degrees. tree →
- We gave each other a high five. tree →
note
Comparison: high, higher, highest. Adverb is also high («fly high»); highly means «very» («highly skilled»), not «up». «X m high» gives a height; «higher than» gives a difference to add. Trap: «highest» asks to pick the biggest, not to add. Do not confuse high (up) with tall (people and thin things: a tall boy, but a high mountain). Homophone: hi (a greeting).
In the corpora
- And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high mountains that were under the whole heaven were covered.
- And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine; and he was priest of God the Most High.
- And he blessed him, and said: 'Blessed be Abram of God Most High, Maker of heaven and earth;
- All these were fortified cities, with high walls, gates, and bars; beside the unwalled towns a great many.
- And thine enemies shall dwindle away before thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «high» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.