higher
part of speech
adjective (high, higher, highest); adverb (higher); comparative of high
meaning for a pupil
1) Higher means more high, further up from the ground than something else. tree →
2) Higher means bigger in number or amount: a higher score, a higher price. tree →
3) Higher means more important or more advanced: a higher level, higher maths. tree →
4) A higher sound is a sharper, thinner one, like a whistle. tree →
sense in the lessons
compares two amounts: one is more than the other; «how much higher» asks for the difference; in science: higher temperatures, a higher note from a shorter string; in geography: higher land is colder; phrases: «higher than», «aim higher», «higher and higher»
examples
- The tower is 20 metres higher than the house. tree →
- Her score was 15 points higher than Tom's. tree →
- How much higher is the price this year? tree →
- The kite flew higher than the balloon. tree →
- The higher you climb up a mountain, the colder it gets. tree →
- A short string makes a higher note. tree →
- She jumped higher than anyone in the class. tree →
- Prices are higher in the city. tree →
- The water rose higher and higher. tree →
note
A comparison: «higher than» with a number gives an addition (smaller + difference); «how much higher» asks for a subtraction. Trap: «A is 5 higher than B» – find B by taking 5 from A, not adding. Homophone: «hire» sounds the same.
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.
- Dogs hear sounds much quieter and higher than people can and turn their ears with many muscles.
- "A higher power" means God, said without naming any religion.
- It gets colder the higher you climb a mountain.
- In a flood, move up to higher floors and never walk in floodwater, which can be fast, dirty and electrified.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «higher» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.