[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/high.html) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/) / high [← H](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/H/) # high «high» in Mova's school dictionary: **far up from the ground, or tall: a high wall, a high…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it. ### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/high/#m1) 2) It tells how tall something is: a wall 3 metres high. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/high/#m2) 3) High means big in amount or level, like a high price, a high score or a high temperature. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/high/#m3) 4) A high sound or voice is near the top of the notes, like a whistle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/high/#m4) 5) As a noun, a high is the top amount, like the high temperature of the day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/high/#m5) 6) High can also describe a person or animal of good breeding or noble birth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/high/#m6) ### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/high/#x1) - The kite flew 40 metres high. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/high/#x2) - Who got the highest score? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/high/#x3) - The tower is 10 m higher than the house. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/high/#x4) - The cat jumped up high onto the fence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/high/#x5) - Mum keeps the medicine on a high shelf. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/high/#x6) - Prices are high at the airport shop. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/high/#x7) - A mouse has a high squeaky voice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/high/#x8) - Today's high will be 25 degrees. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/high/#x9) - We gave each other a high five. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/high/#x10) ### 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.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/2-shifts-nights-and-other-ways-of-working/8/) - [An overdraft lets you spend below zero, which is borrowing, and banks charge high interest on it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/7-cards-banks-and-apps/12/) - [Many adults take a tablet every day to keep a long-term condition, like high blood pressure, under control.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist/15/) - [Tablets, less salt and more exercise can lower high blood pressure, and measuring it only feels like a tight squeeze.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/21-hospitals-operations-and-serious-illness/16/) - [Good product design is about comfort, strength and use, and a high price can also come from brand and fashion.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/33-design-all-around-logos-brands-packaging-fonts/15/) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every meaning and example of «high» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/high/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.