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high

Meaning of high

at a large vertical level

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British English/haɪ/
American English/haɪ/
Russian transcription[vɨˈsokʲɪj]
high
high - высокий
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high with Russian translation

high usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Потолок в этой комнате очень высокий.

The ceiling is very high in this room.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Её голос звучал высоким и чистым.

Her voice sounded high and clear.

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high belongs to the topic "Top 300". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

highвысокий
choppedрубленый
cookedприготовленный
frozenзамороженный
rawсырой
saltyсолёный
slicedнарезанный ломтиками

high synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between high / tall / lofty / elevated / towering / soaring

🇬🇧English
high

basic adjective for a large vertical level; can also describe amount or degree

A1Very Often

The mountain is high.

Гора высокая.

🇬🇧English

describes height from bottom to top, especially people, trees, buildings, and narrow objects

A1Very Often

She is tall.

Она высокая.

L
🇬🇧English
lofty

higher and often impressive, formal, or literary; can suggest nobility or grandeur

B2Rarely

The castle stood on a lofty hill.

Замок стоял на возвышенном холме.

E
🇬🇧English
elevated

raised to a higher position; also used for higher level, status, or style

B1Often

The road is on an elevated track.

Дорога проходит по приподнятой эстакаде.

T
🇬🇧English
towering

extremely tall and imposing, often suggesting size that stands out strongly

B2Rarely

We walked past a towering statue.

Мы прошли мимо огромной возвышающейся статуи.

S
🇬🇧English
soaring

rising high into the air or upward; often used for birds, buildings, prices, or emotions

B2Rarely

The eagle was soaring above the hills.

Орёл парил над холмами.

S
🇬🇧English
sky-high

extremely high, especially for prices, costs, or amounts; informal and emphatic

B1Often

Housing prices are sky-high.

Цены на жильё заоблачные.

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high translation: высокий. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce high

/haɪ/

high translation

высокий

high examples

The ceiling is very high in this room.

high transcription

/haɪ/, /haɪ/

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high meaning: what does it mean?

at a large vertical level

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high is pronounced as /haɪ/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

high definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

The ceiling is very high in this room. Translation: Потолок в этой комнате очень высокий.

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