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Definition high

Etymology 1

From Middle English high, heigh, heih, from Old English h?ah (�high, tall, lofty, high-class, exalted, sublime, illustrious, important, proud, haughty, deep, right�), from Proto-Germanic *hauhaz (�high�), from Proto-Indo-European *kewk- (�to bend, curve, arch, vault�), a suffixed form of *kew-. Cognate with Scots heich (�high�), Saterland Frisian hooch (�high�), West Frisian heech (�high�), Dutch hoog (�high�), Low German hoog (�high�), German hoch (�high�), Swedish h�g (�high�), Norwegian h�g (�high�), Icelandic h�r (�high�), Lithuanian kaukas (�bump, boil, sore�), Russian ????? (k�?a, �pile, heap, stack, lump�).

Adjective

high (comparative higher, superlative highest)

1. Very elevated; extending or being far above a base; tall; lofty.
   1. Pertaining to (or, especially of a language: spoken in) in an area which is at a greater elevation, for example more mountainous, than other regions.
   2. (baseball, of a ball) Above the batter's shoulders.
2. Relatively elevated; rising or raised above the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.
3. Having a specified elevation or height; tall.
4. Elevated in status, esteem, prestige; exalted in rank, station, or character.
   1. Most exalted; foremost.
5. Of great importance and consequence: grave (if negative) or solemn (if positive).
6. Consummate; advanced (e.g. in development) to the utmost extent or culmination, or possessing a quality in its supreme degree, at its zenith.
   1. Advanced in complexity (and hence potentially abstract and/or difficult to comprehend).
7. (in several set phrases) Remote in distance or time.
8. (in several set phrases) Very traditionalist and conservative, especially in favoring older ways of doing things; see e.g. high church, High Tory.
9. Elevated in mood; marked by great merriment, excitement, etc.
10. (of a lifestyle) Luxurious; rich.
11. Lofty, often to the point of arrogant, haughty, boastful, proud.
12. (with "on" or "about") Keen, enthused.
13. (of a body of water) With tall waves.
14. Large, great (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc).
    1. Having a large or comparatively larger concentration of (a substance, which is often but not always linked by "in" when predicative).
15. (acoustics) Acute or shrill in pitch, due to being of greater frequency, i.e. produced by more rapid vibrations (wave oscillations).
16. (phonetics) Made with some part of the tongue positioned high in the mouth, relatively close to the palate.
17. (card games) Greater in value than other cards, denominations, suits, etc.
    1. (poker) Having the highest rank in a straight, flush or straight flush.
    2. (of a card or hand) Winning; able to take a trick, win a round, etc.
18. (of meat, especially venison) Strong-scented; slightly tainted/spoiled; beginning to decompose.
19. (slang) Intoxicated; under the influence of a mood-altering drug, formerly (until the early 20th century) usually alcohol, but now (by the mid 20th century) usually not alcohol but rather marijuana, cocaine, heroin, etc.
20. (nautical, of a sailing ship) Near, in its direction of travel, to the (direction of the) wind.

Adverb

high (comparative higher, superlative highest)

1. In or to an elevated position.
2. In or at a great value.
3. In a pitch of great frequency.

Noun

high (plural highs)

1. A high point or position, literally or figuratively; an elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky; heaven.
2. A point of success or achievement; a time when things are at their best.
3. A period of euphoria, from excitement or from an intake of drugs.
4. A drug that gives such a high.
5. (informal) A large area of elevated atmospheric pressure; an anticyclone.
6. The maximum value attained by some quantity within a specified period.
7. The maximum atmospheric temperature recorded at a particular location, especially during one 24-hour period.
8. (card games) The highest card dealt or drawn.

Verb

high (third-person singular simple present highs, present participle highing, simple past and past participle highed)

1. (obsolete) To rise.

Etymology 2

From Middle English hi?e, hu?e, hui?e, huie, hige, from Old English hy?e (�thought, mind, heart, disposition, intention, courage, pride�), from Proto-Germanic *hugiz (�mind, sense�), of unknown origin. Cognate with North Frisian huwggje (�mind, sense�), Middle Low German h�ge, hoge (�thought, meaning, mood, happiness�), Middle High German h�ge, huge, hoge (�mind, spirit, memory�), Danish hu (�mind�), Swedish h�g (�mind, inclination�), Icelandic hugur (�mind�). Related to Hugh.

Noun

high (plural highs)

1. (obsolete) Thought; intention; determination; purpose.

Etymology 3

See hie.

Verb

high (third-person singular simple present highs, present participle highing, simple past and past participle highed)

1. To hie; to hasten.

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