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Higher

/ˈhaɪə/

Very elevated; extending or being far above a base; tall; lofty.

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📖 Definitions of "Higher"

adjective

1
Very elevated; extending or being far above a base; tall; lofty.
"The balloon rose high in the sky. The wall was high. a high mountain"
2
Relatively elevated; rising or raised above the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.
3
Having a specified elevation or height; tall.
"three feet high three Mount Everests high"
4
Elevated in status, esteem, prestige; exalted in rank, station, or character.
"The oldest of the elves' royal family still conversed in High Elvish."

adverb

1
In or to an elevated position.
"How high above land did you fly?"
2
In or at a great value.
"Costs have grown higher this year again."
3
At a pitch of great frequency.
"I certainly can't sing that high."

noun

1
A national school-leaving examination and university entrance qualification.

verb

1
To make higher; to raise or increase in amount or quantity.
2
To ascend.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Higher"

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universitynoun	An institution of higher education that provides facilities for teaching, research, and the conferral of academic degrees across undergraduate, graduate, and often professional levels.
graduatenoun	A person who is recognized by a university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.
postgraduate	Of studies which take place after having successfully completed a degree course.
collegenoun	(chiefly US) An institution of higher education teaching undergraduates.
post-graduate	Alternative form of postgraduate. [Of studies which take place after having successfully completed a degree course.]
supervisornoun	(management) A person with the official task of overseeing the work of a person or group, or of other operations and activities.
mayornoun	The chief executive of the municipal government of a city, borough, etc., formerly (historical) usually appointed as a caretaker by European royal courts but now usually appointed or elected locally.
chief	Primary; principal.
rallynoun	A public gathering or mass meeting that is not mainly a protest and is organized to inspire enthusiasm for a cause.
greater	Of two (or, rarely, more than two) things: the larger in size (bigger), in value, in importance etc.
commanding	Impressively dominant; very good and impressive.
high-ranking	At an important, elevated, or exalted level in a hierarchy or organization; high-level.
additionnoun	(uncountable, arithmetic) The arithmetic operation of adding.
advanced	At or close to the state of the art.
plus	Positive, or involving advantage.
additional	Supplemental or added to something.
supreme	(sometimes postpositive) Greatest, most excellent, extreme, most superior, highest, or utmost.
gao	(Singapore, colloquial) Alternative form of gau. [(Singapore, colloquial, of coffee) Strong (used as a modifier after kopi (“coffee”)).]
enhanced	In a version or form that has been improved or made better than some other standard form.
stronger	Better.