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high

высокий

Meaning of high

at a large vertical level

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EN-UK/haɪ/
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high - высокий
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high with Russian translation

high usage examples

🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

Потолок в этой комнате очень высокий.

The ceiling is very high in this room.

🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

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
sweetсладкий

high synonyms

Related words worth learning together

tall
describes height from bottom to top, especially people, trees, buildings, and narrow objects
lofty
higher and often impressive, formal, or literary; can suggest nobility or grandeur
elevated
raised to a higher position; also used for higher level, status, or style
towering
extremely tall and imposing, often suggesting size that stands out strongly
soaring
rising high into the air or upward; often used for birds, buildings, prices, or emotions
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🇬🇧en

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

A1Very Often

She is tall.

L
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lofty

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

B2Rarely

The castle stood on a lofty hill.

E
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elevated

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

B1Often

The road is on an elevated track.

T
🇬🇧en
towering

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

B2Rarely

We walked past a towering statue.

S
🇬🇧en
soaring

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

B2Rarely

The eagle was soaring above the hills.

S
🇬🇧en
sky-high

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

B1Often

Housing prices are sky-high.

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high meaning: what does it mean?

at a large vertical level

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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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