high

high
[[t]haɪ[/t]]
1. adjective
1) at, from, or reaching up to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc:

a high mountain

a high dive

a dive from the high diving-board.

عالٍ
2) having a particular height:

This building is about 20 metres high

My horse is fifteen hands high.

ذو ارتفاع، أرتِفاعُهُ
3) great; large; considerable:

The car was travelling at high speed

He has a high opinion of her work

They charge high prices

high hopes

The child has a high fever/temperature.

عظيم، عالٍ
4) most important; very important:

the high altar in a church

Important criminal trials are held at the High Court

a high official.

الأهَم
5) noble; good:

high ideals.

نبيل، رفيع، جيِّد
6) (of a wind) strong:

The wind is high tonight.

قوي
7) (of sounds) at or towards the top of a (musical) range:

a high note.

نغمة عاليَه
8) (of voices) like a child's voice (rather than like a man's):

He still speaks in a high voice.

عالي الصوت
9) (of food, especially meat) beginning to go bad.
تالِف
10) having great value:

Aces and kings are high cards.

ذو قيمة عاليَه
2. adverb
at, or to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc:

The plane was flying high in the sky

He'll rise high in his profession.

على ارتفاع عالٍ

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  • High — High, adv. In a high manner; in a high place; to a great altitude; to a great degree; largely; in a superior manner; eminently; powerfully. And reasoned high. Milton. I can not reach so high. Shak. [1913 Webster] Note: High is extensively used in …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • high — [adj1] tall; at a great distance aloft aerial, alpine, altitudinous, big, colossal, elevated, eminent, flying, formidable, giant, gigantic, grand, great, high reaching, high rise, hovering, huge, immense, large, lofty, long, sky high, sky… …   New thesaurus

  • High — High, n. 1. An elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky; heaven. [1913 Webster] 2. People of rank or high station; as, high and low. [1913 Webster] 3. (Card Playing) The highest card dealt or drawn. [1913 Webster] {High, low, jack,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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