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Meanings of high in English

Portuguese
instituto
Catalan
institut
Spanish
instituto

A public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12.

        instituto
        Portuguese
        alto
        Catalan
        alt
        Spanish
        alto

        Used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency.

            Related terms
            alto
            Catalan
            altures

            A high place.

                  altures
                  Catalan
                  quarta

                  A forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed.

                        quarta
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                        Examples for "heights"
                        Examples for "heights"
                        1
                        A new, Navy-funded research project takes the concept to unexplored heights, however.
                        Wired
                        2
                        The lights dimmed; the curtain parted; the heights above Nagasaki were revealed.
                        The Precipice: A Novel
                        3
                        This is arguably the year in which internet self-obsession reached new heights.
                        The Guardian
                        4
                        Square ceiling panels of different colours and different heights allow storage above.
                        The Guardian
                        5
                        In the modern age, Gebrselassie has taken distance running to new heights.
                        The Guardian
                        Usage of high in English
                        1
                        Such decisions carry political consequences, particularly in high-profile cases, legal experts said.
                        Reuters
                        2
                        That said, remember South Africa actually has a number of high-quality companies.
                        The South African
                        3
                        They managed it, however, drawing the body clear of high water mark.
                        And Then There Were None
                        4
                        However, high-resolution cryo-EM reconstruction often requires hundreds of thousands of single-particle images.
                        Pubmed
                        5
                        However, he said high demand would keep values from falling too far.
                        Radio NZ
                        6
                        Tobacco taxes are, of course, applied at extremely high levels, Rich said.
                        Radio NZ
                        7
                        As one industry veteran said: No one really likes high oil prices.
                        Reuters
                        8
                        The new high-tech plants will likely create far fewer jobs than expected.
                        Reuters
                        9
                        More high quality studies are necessary in order to resolve this issue.
                        Pubmed
                        10
                        But New Zealand's high rates of family violence are hardly a secret.
                        Radio NZ
                        11
                        The Pacific Northwest is a good example of a high water environment.
                        Climbing Magazine
                        12
                        Nokia's disputes follow several high-profile tax cases involving foreign companies in India.
                        Reuters
                        13
                        Beijing's public security bureau referred questions today to the Beijing high court.
                        The Guardian
                        14
                        Warnings: Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected in places in Limpopo.
                        The South African
                        15
                        However, companies listed on these markets tend to be relatively high risk.
                        The Irish Times
                        16
                        It is a good time to access high quality contractors, Boyd said.
                        Reuters
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                        Translations for high
                        High through the time
                        High across language varieties
                        New Zealand
                        Common
                        South Africa
                        Common
                        United States of America
                        Common
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