high
/haɪ/ · hi·y
noun
- A high point or position, literally or figuratively; an elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky; heaven. The mountain peak was a high point in the range.
- A point of success or achievement; a time when things are at their best. It was one of the highs of his career.
- A period of euphoria, from excitement or from an intake of drugs. That pill gave me a high for a few hours, before I had a comedown.
verb
- To rise. The sun higheth in the morning sky.
adjective
- Very elevated; extending or being far above a base; tall; lofty. The balloon rose high in the sky.
- Relatively elevated; rising or raised above the average or normal level from which elevation is measured. The temperature was high in the desert.
- Having a specified elevation or height; tall. The wall was three feet high.
adverb
- In or to an elevated position. How high above land did you fly?
- In or at a great value. Costs have grown higher this year again.
- At a pitch of great frequency. I certainly can't sing that high.
Did you know? The word 'high' has been used to describe a state of euphoria since ancient times, with the Greek philosopher Aristotle writing about the 'high' of philosophical contemplation in his work 'Nicomachean Ethics'.