highest
🇬🇧 /ˈhaɪɪst/
🇺🇸 /ˈhaɪəst/
📖 Definitions
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adjective
Superlative form of 'high'; of the greatest height, elevation, or altitude.; Superlative form of 'high'; of the greatest degree, amount, intensity, or extent.; Superlative form of 'high'; of the greatest rank, status, or importance.; Superlative form of 'high'; of the greatest value or price.; Superlative form of 'high'; of the greatest pitch in sound or music.; Superlative form of 'high'; most advanced or developed; supreme.; Superlative form of 'high'; most favorable or positive in opinion or esteem.
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adverb
Superlative form of 'high'; to the greatest height or degree.
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noun
The highest point, level, or degree; the maximum.
🔗 Details
Word forms
countable
Plural: highs
Comparative: higher
Superlative: highest
Collocations
high schoolhigh qualityhigh speedhigh riskhigh priorityhigh temperaturehigh standard
Derivatives
highlyheighthighnesshighlandhighlighthighwayhighrise
Synonyms
tallloftyelevatedtoweringsoaringsteep
Antonyms
lowshort
Commonly confused
tall
EN: 'Tall' is used for people, buildings, and narrow vertical objects; 'high' is used for things at a great distance from the ground or of great degree/level.
height
EN: 'Height' is the noun form referring to the measurement or quality of being high; 'high' is the adjective or a countable noun meaning a peak.
Spelling tips
EN: Remember that 'high' has a silent 'gh', and the noun form 'height' drops the second 'h' (not 'heighth').
💬 Examples
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Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
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She received the highest score on the exam.
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The president holds the highest office in the land.
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The painting sold for the highest price ever recorded at auction.
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The soprano hit the highest note in the entire opera.
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They acted in the highest interest of the nation.
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I have the highest regard for her integrity.
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Of all the balloons, hers floated the highest.
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Temperatures reached their highest of the year in July.