[hʌɪ], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- of great vertical extent
(e.g: the top of a high mountain)

- great, or greater than normal, in quantity, size, or intensity
(e.g: a high temperature)

- great in rank, status, or importance
(e.g: both held high office under Lloyd George)

- (of a sound or note) having a frequency at the upper end of the auditory range
(e.g: a high, squeaky voice)

- feeling euphoric, especially from the effects of drugs or alcohol
(e.g: she wasn't tipsy, just a little high)

- (especially of food) unpleasantly strong-smelling because beginning to go bad
(e.g: it's a type of preserved butter, used for cooking, smells a little high)

- (of a vowel) produced with the tongue relatively near the palate


Phrases:
- a high old —
- from on high
- high and dry
- high and low
- high and mighty
- high, wide, and handsome
- it is high time that —
- on high
- on one's high horse
- run high
- the high ground
- — high

Origin:
Old English hēah, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoog and German hoch

[hʌɪ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a high point, level, or figure
(e.g: commodity prices were at a rare high)

- a notably happy or successful moment
(e.g: the highs and lows of life)

- high school
(e.g: I go to junior high)


Phrases:
- a high old —
- from on high
- high and dry
- high and low
- high and mighty
- high, wide, and handsome
- it is high time that —
- on high
- on one's high horse
- run high
- the high ground
- — high

Origin:
Old English hēah, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoog and German hoch

[hʌɪ], (Adverb)

Definitions:
- at or to a considerable or specified height
(e.g: the sculpture stood about five feet high)

- highly
(e.g: he ranked high among the pioneers of chemical technology)

- (of a sound) at or to a high pitch
(e.g: my voice went high with excitement)


Phrases:
- a high old —
- from on high
- high and dry
- high and low
- high and mighty
- high, wide, and handsome
- it is high time that —
- on high
- on one's high horse
- run high
- the high ground
- — high

Origin:
Old English hēah, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoog and German hoch