high in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
high in Kashmiri कॉशुर
high in Sindhi سنڌي
high in English
- high⇄adj. 1. having height; rising up; tall.
Ex. a high building, high country. The mountain is 20,000 feet high.
2. up above or far above the ground or some other base; at a height or from a height.
Ex. an airplane high in the air, a high - high⇄adv. at or to a high point, place, rank, amount, degree, price, or pitch.
Ex. The eagle flies high. Gamblers play high. Strawberries come high in winter. Can you sing high? (Figurative.) Sports stand high in popular attention. (Figurative.) Passio - high⇄expr. be high on, (Informal.) to be excited about; be especially fond of.
Ex. Almond goes for obsessions and fatalities and an elliptical style--he's very high on portents (New Yorker). - high⇄expr. fly high, to have big ideas, plans, hopes, or ambitions.
Ex. In his youth he saw himself flying high. - high⇄expr. from (on) high,
a. from a high place or position.
Ex. From high in the sky, an eagle slowly winged its way to earth.
b. from heaven.
Ex. We, whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on high (Reginald Heber). - high⇄expr. high and dry,
a. up out of water.
Ex. The boat came ashore, high and dry.
b. (Figurative.) all alone; without help; stranded.
Ex. The depression left his business high and dry. - high⇄expr. high and low, everywhere.
Ex. He searched high and low for his pen. - high⇄expr. on high,
a. high above; up in the air.
Ex. On high, clouds were gathering.
b. in heaven.
Ex. When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men (Ephesians 4:8). - high⇄expr. run high,
a. to become heated; reach a high pitch.
Ex. Tempers run high at election time.
b. to be strong or rough.
Ex. The tide runs high. - high⇄high, adjective, adverb, noun.
- high⇄noun 1. a high point, level, or position.
Ex. Food prices reached a new high last month.
2. an arrangement of gears to give the greatest speed; high gear.
Ex. This car can't climb the hills in high.
3. (Meteorology.) an area of