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The correct spelling is higher.
How to pronounce higher
/ˈhaɪə/
adjectiveIPA: /ˈhaɪə/
Say it like: Hee-r
The correct spelling is higher. Very elevated; extending or being far above a base; tall; lofty. For example: "The balloon rose high in the sky. The wall was high. a high mountain"
Usage Examples
“The balloon rose high in the sky. The wall was high. a high mountain”
“three feet high three Mount Everests high”
“The oldest of the elves' royal family still conversed in High Elvish.”
Meanings
adjective
- 1.Very elevated; extending or being far above a base; tall; lofty.
- 2.Relatively elevated; rising or raised above the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.
- 3.Having a specified elevation or height; tall.
- 4.Elevated in status, esteem, prestige; exalted in rank, station, or character.
- 5.Of great importance and consequence: grave (if negative) or solemn (if positive).
adverb
- 1.In or to an elevated position.
- 2.In or at a great value.
- 3.At a pitch of great frequency.
noun
- 1.A national school-leaving examination and university entrance qualification.
verb
- 1.To make higher; to raise or increase in amount or quantity.
- 2.To ascend.
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