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# higher

«higher» in Mova's school dictionary: **more high, further up from the ground than something else** — 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 (higher); comparative of high

### meaning for a pupil

1) Higher means more high, further up from the ground than something else. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/higher/#m1)

2) Higher means bigger in number or amount: a higher score, a higher price. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/higher/#m2)

3) Higher means more important or more advanced: a higher level, higher maths. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/higher/#m3)

4) A higher sound is a sharper, thinner one, like a whistle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/higher/#m4)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/higher/#x1)
- Her score was 15 points higher than Tom's. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/higher/#x2)
- How much higher is the price this year? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/higher/#x3)
- The kite flew higher than the balloon. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/higher/#x4)
- The higher you climb up a mountain, the colder it gets. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/higher/#x5)
- A short string makes a higher note. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/higher/#x6)
- She jumped higher than anyone in the class. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/higher/#x7)
- Prices are higher in the city. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/higher/#x8)
- The water rose higher and higher. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/higher/#x9)

### 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.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/2-shifts-nights-and-other-ways-of-working/8/)
- [Dogs hear sounds much quieter and higher than people can and turn their ears with many muscles.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/24-wolves-and-dogs/14/)
- ["A higher power" means God, said without naming any religion.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/32-religion-fate-failure/6/)
- [It gets colder the higher you climb a mountain.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/47-hiking-and-the-outdoors/9/)
- [In a flood, move up to higher floors and never walk in floodwater, which can be fast, dirty and electrified.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/120-home-myths-first-aid-and-warnings/13/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «higher» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/higher/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.