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 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
- 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
- Overtime is working extra hours beyond the normal ones; sometimes it is paid at a higher rate, sometimes not paid at all.
- An overdraft lets you spend below zero, which is borrowing, and banks charge high interest on it.
- Many adults take a tablet every day to keep a long-term condition, like high blood pressure, under control.
- Tablets, less salt and more exercise can lower high blood pressure, and measuring it only feels like a tight squeeze.
- Good product design is about comfort, strength and use, and a high price can also come from brand and fashion.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «high» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.